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The Detroit News Interviews DWEJ About Our Work in the Delray Neighborhood
Published: 1/25/2021 In the 12/9 issue of the Detroit News, DWEJ was interviewed about the work we have done in Delray in advance of the new Gordie Howe International Bridge from Detroit to Windsor. The 167 acre US terminal/Point of Entry will be constructed in Delray...
New Content on Our YouTube Channel – “From the Bottom Up: Climate Action in Detroit”
Published: 1/25/2021 The Detroit Climate Action Plan, published in 2017, was a first for the City. In the fall of 2016, DWEJ commissioned the creation of a documentary film, produced by Detroit screenwriter, film director and producer Diane Cheklich, called "From the...
Sandra Turner-Handy Joins the DWEJ Board
Published: 10/21/2020 Detroiters Working for Environmental Justice is pleased to announce that we have a new member on our Board of Directors. In September, Sandra Turner-Handy became the latest member of DWEJ's leadership group, adding her wealth of knowledge and...
EJ Challenge: South Dakota Access Pipeline
Published: 9/30/2020 The issue - When several Native American tribes led by the Standing Rock Sioux opposed the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL), in 2016, a national protest movement was galvanized. The long-standing legal battle waged by tribal...
Green Jobs Training Program (2008-2017)
Making a Living. Making a Difference.
Build Up Detroit (BUD) (2008-2012)
Creating a green workforce and an environmentally engaged community for the future of Detroit
Energy Efficiency Assistance Program (2017-Ongoing)
Helping Detroiters reduce their household energy bills while reducing greenhouse gas emissions
Detroit Sustainability Center (2008)
An embodied vision for sustainability
Energy Education (2017-Ongoing)
Shaping equitable, sustainable energy policy for Detroit and Michigan’s future
The Delray Neighborhood Framework Plan (2019-2020)
Giving a voice to residents facing the loss of their neighborhood to an international construction project