Environmental Indicators

D3 has begun conducting original research on environmental indicators in the City of Detroit.  The environmental data will be used to compare Detroit and its metropolitan area to other regions.

A recent grant from the Erb Foundation, and a collaboration with the University of Michigan’s Graham Environmental Sustainability Institute, will both assist D3 in gathering and publicizing environmental data in Southeast Michigan.

Environmental Protection Agency: Toxic Release Inventory Temporal Maps for the City of Detroit
  Click the “play” button to see the changes in Detroit’s toxic release data from 1988-2009

Total Amount of Fugitive Air Pollution Released: 1988 – 2009 from datadrivendetroit on Vimeo.

Total Pounds of Point Source Pollution 1988 – 2009 from datadrivendetroit on Vimeo.

Total Amount of Toxic Releases into the Air 1988 – 2009 from datadrivendetroit on Vimeo.

Total Amount of Toxic Materials Sent for Treatment 1988 – 2009 from datadrivendetroit on Vimeo.

Total Pounds of Toxic Materials: Energy Recovery 1988-2009 from datadrivendetroit on Vimeo.

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