Jennifer Fassbender discusses her work with Arboretum Detroit and the Detroit Hamtramck Coalition for Advancing Healthy Environments, and how those organizations address issues of environmental justice and climate change.
In this interview, Jon Kabbe talks about how he learned about the climate crisis, how he works to alleviate its current impacts, and how he's preparing for the future.
Margaret Weber talks about her efforts to promote recycling and oppose the Detroit incinerator, and the lessons she's learned about environmental advocacy.
Gretchen Abrams shares her history of involvement with the Detroit Bird Alliance and its conservation efforts, as well as how these efforts are affected by climate change.
Diane Cheklich discusses the Detroit Bird Alliance’s work on habitat conservation in Detroit and the broader impacts of climate change on both wildlife and humans.
Galen Hardy discusses his efforts to promote recycling in Detroit with Zero Waste Detroit, as well as that organization’s campaign against the Detroit incinerator. He talks about the Michigan Environmental Council’s work with Lansing lawmakers to…
Paul Stark shares his history of involvement with Detroit’s Rouge Park, and the issues the board of Friends of the Rouge Park have been working to address since 2002. He discusses the various environmental challenges faced by the park, including…
Ian Lambert discusses the impacts of the climate crisis on Detroit, and the work of various organizations in the city to combat these impacts, including his collaboration with the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History on the d.Tree…
Andrew “Birch” Kemp discusses his tree-planting nonprofit and his work to mitigate the effects of climate change and other environmental issues on a local level. He also talks about his experience living near the Detroit trash incinerator, and the…