Land
Chicago could adopt garden registry soon
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Chicago environmental groups are pushing to protect urban gardens from fines levied for having too many weeds.
equity
“Accidental Wilderness” explores unique experience of an urban landscape
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“Accidental Wilderness” is a collection of essays and photographs describing the origins and ecology of Tommy Thompson Park in Toronto, named for a former Toronto Parks commissioner.
contamination
Detroit River cleanup brings new look to Motor City
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A $2.9 million cleanup of contaminated sediments along the Detroit River will help bring a new look to the Motor City and set the stage for the completion of the Riverwalk by linking two popular waterfront parks.
Land
Study suggests rural strategies help economies of shrinking cities
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You won’t find barns and silos in Detroit. Or herds of cattle. Or fields of soybeans, sugar beets or wheat. Even so, much of the city is now “ruralized,” a new study says, a phenomenon also visible in Flint, Pontiac and Saginaw.
Detroit
Gloom, doom and ruin draw visitors to Detroit, study says
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People who take such guided tours “are primarily interested not in the city’s auto manufacturing heritage but in its crumbling factories,” according to University of Washington in Tacoma Professor Emma Jean Slager.
Echo
‘Greening’ Detroit’s riverfront
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The Environmental Protection Agency recently signed a $2.5 million agreement to clean the Detroit River and create new habitat for wildlife.
Homepage Featured
Growing food and hope in Chicago’s southside
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A band of nonprofit organizations are looking to change how Englewood residents interact with their local environment and expand their worldview.
Urban
Scooping poop improves water quality
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Neglecting to pick up pet waste can contaminate water and threaten public health.
Homepage Featured
Since China won’t buy recyclables, centers look for local markets
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Recycling centers adapting to the loss of China as a market might take a look at what has been going on in Michigan’s Emmet County for decades.
Echo
Want to get to work faster? You’ll have to drive
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Getting to work every day can be a pain, but the amount of pain varies depending on where you live and how you get to your job. Traveling by public transportation such as buses often takes twice as long – or more – as driving alone.