Detroiters Working for Environmental Justice

About us

In recent years, the relationship between our health and wellness and that of our planet’s has become more clear.  Illnesses caused by our environment, such as asthma, lead poisoning and cardiovascular disease, affect Detroiters more than others. This is no accident. In fact, it is by design.

From the quality of the air in our neighborhoods, the toxicity of the materials used in our homes, racist and classist policies that determined where one lives, to local laws that favor businesses over residents—environmental injustice includes the harm that happens whether we are indoors or outdoors.