{"id":5345,"date":"2025-03-30T18:55:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-30T18:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.lsa.umich.edu\/detroit-river-story-lab\/?p=5345"},"modified":"2026-05-13T17:48:35","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T17:48:35","slug":"the-detroit-river-beat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.lsa.umich.edu\/detroit-river-story-lab\/the-detroit-river-beat\/","title":{"rendered":"The Detroit River Beat"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-full is-resized tw-mb-2\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.lsa.umich.edu\/detroit-river-story-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/902\/2025\/01\/detroit-journalism.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5347\" style=\"width:216px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.lsa.umich.edu\/detroit-river-story-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/902\/2025\/01\/detroit-journalism.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.lsa.umich.edu\/detroit-river-story-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/902\/2025\/01\/detroit-journalism-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.lsa.umich.edu\/detroit-river-story-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/902\/2025\/01\/detroit-journalism-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.lsa.umich.edu\/detroit-river-story-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/902\/2025\/01\/detroit-journalism-50x38.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo Credit: Planet Detroit<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:20px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;line-height:1.4\">The Detroit River Story Lab sponsors student internships and freelancing arrangements with community news organizations, such as <em>Bridge Detroit<\/em>, <em>Planet Detroit<\/em>, and <em>Telegram Newspaper<\/em>, to provide coverage of river-related stories and training opportunities for aspiring young journalists. The published articles below were all researched and written by U-M undergraduates, graduate students, and recent alumni.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:26px\">All Posts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query card-grid is-layout-constrained wp-block-query-is-layout-constrained tw-block-animation tw-animation-fade-in tw-duration-2\"><ul class=\"wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-container-core-post-template-is-layout-e91a1728 wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-8061 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-articles category-detroit-river-news category-featured-news category-planet-detroit category-detroit-river-beat\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile is-image-fill-element is-style-tw-shadow media-text-blog-item tw-stretched-link\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;grid-template-columns:23% auto\"><figure  class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1960\" height=\"1470\" alt=\"View from a sailboat looking toward a city skyline at sunset, with an orange and blue sky, clouds, and the sun reflecting on the water. Sail ropes and sails are visible in the foreground.\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.lsa.umich.edu\/detroit-river-story-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/902\/2026\/09\/DetroitRiverMargaret-1.jpeg\" style=\"object-position:50% 50%;\" class=\"wp-image-8062 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.lsa.umich.edu\/detroit-river-story-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/902\/2026\/09\/DetroitRiverMargaret-1.jpeg 1960w, https:\/\/sites.lsa.umich.edu\/detroit-river-story-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/902\/2026\/09\/DetroitRiverMargaret-1-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sites.lsa.umich.edu\/detroit-river-story-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/902\/2026\/09\/DetroitRiverMargaret-1-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.lsa.umich.edu\/detroit-river-story-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/902\/2026\/09\/DetroitRiverMargaret-1-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sites.lsa.umich.edu\/detroit-river-story-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/902\/2026\/09\/DetroitRiverMargaret-1-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/sites.lsa.umich.edu\/detroit-river-story-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/902\/2026\/09\/DetroitRiverMargaret-1-50x38.jpeg 50w, https:\/\/sites.lsa.umich.edu\/detroit-river-story-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/902\/2026\/09\/DetroitRiverMargaret-1-1600x1200.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1960px) 100vw, 1960px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-container-core-group-is-layout-31252d7d wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:5px;padding-right:5px;padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:5px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\"><h2 style=\"font-size:28px;margin-bottom:0\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.lsa.umich.edu\/detroit-river-story-lab\/is-the-detroit-river-alive\/\" target=\"_blank\" >Is the Detroit River alive?\u00a0<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"font-size:16px;line-height:1.15;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\" class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Margaret Fornes, Planet Detroit, August 27, 2026<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.lsa.umich.edu\/detroit-river-story-lab\/is-the-detroit-river-alive\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-8014 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-articles category-bridge-detroit category-detroit-river-news category-detroit-river-beat\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile is-image-fill-element is-style-tw-shadow media-text-blog-item tw-stretched-link\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;grid-template-columns:23% auto\"><figure  class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" alt=\"A boat docked by the river on the east side, with a large suspension bridge spanning overhead and the city skyline visible in the background under a partly cloudy sky.\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.lsa.umich.edu\/detroit-river-story-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/902\/2026\/08\/good-river-picture-1-scaled-1.jpg\" style=\"object-position:50% 50%;\" class=\"wp-image-8015 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.lsa.umich.edu\/detroit-river-story-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/902\/2026\/08\/good-river-picture-1-scaled-1.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/sites.lsa.umich.edu\/detroit-river-story-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/902\/2026\/08\/good-river-picture-1-scaled-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.lsa.umich.edu\/detroit-river-story-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/902\/2026\/08\/good-river-picture-1-scaled-1-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.lsa.umich.edu\/detroit-river-story-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/902\/2026\/08\/good-river-picture-1-scaled-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.lsa.umich.edu\/detroit-river-story-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/902\/2026\/08\/good-river-picture-1-scaled-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sites.lsa.umich.edu\/detroit-river-story-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/902\/2026\/08\/good-river-picture-1-scaled-1-50x33.jpg 50w, https:\/\/sites.lsa.umich.edu\/detroit-river-story-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/902\/2026\/08\/good-river-picture-1-scaled-1-1600x1066.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-container-core-group-is-layout-31252d7d wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:5px;padding-right:5px;padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:5px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\"><h2 style=\"font-size:28px;margin-bottom:0\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.lsa.umich.edu\/detroit-river-story-lab\/detroits-riverfront-safety-law-increased-inspections-now-comes-a-push-for-transparency\/\" target=\"_blank\" >Detroit\u2019s riverfront safety law increased inspections. Now comes a push for transparency.<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"font-size:16px;line-height:1.15;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\" class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Aliana Ritter, BridgeDetroit, August 17, 2026<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.lsa.umich.edu\/detroit-river-story-lab\/detroits-riverfront-safety-law-increased-inspections-now-comes-a-push-for-transparency\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-7961 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-articles category-bridge-detroit category-detroit-river-news category-detroit-river-beat\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile is-image-fill-element is-style-tw-shadow media-text-blog-item tw-stretched-link\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;grid-template-columns:23% auto\"><figure  class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1123\" alt=\"A fenced industrial building with a sign reading Aevitas, next to a white service van parked outside, stands in what appears to be an east side Detroit industrial area. Power lines and another large tan building are visible in the background.\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.lsa.umich.edu\/detroit-river-story-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/902\/2026\/08\/aevitas2-scaled-1.jpg\" style=\"object-position:50% 50%;\" class=\"wp-image-7962 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.lsa.umich.edu\/detroit-river-story-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/902\/2026\/08\/aevitas2-scaled-1.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/sites.lsa.umich.edu\/detroit-river-story-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/902\/2026\/08\/aevitas2-scaled-1-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.lsa.umich.edu\/detroit-river-story-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/902\/2026\/08\/aevitas2-scaled-1-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.lsa.umich.edu\/detroit-river-story-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/902\/2026\/08\/aevitas2-scaled-1-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.lsa.umich.edu\/detroit-river-story-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/902\/2026\/08\/aevitas2-scaled-1-1536x862.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sites.lsa.umich.edu\/detroit-river-story-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/902\/2026\/08\/aevitas2-scaled-1-50x28.jpg 50w, https:\/\/sites.lsa.umich.edu\/detroit-river-story-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/902\/2026\/08\/aevitas2-scaled-1-1600x898.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-container-core-group-is-layout-31252d7d wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:5px;padding-right:5px;padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:5px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\"><h2 style=\"font-size:28px;margin-bottom:0\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.lsa.umich.edu\/detroit-river-story-lab\/city-denies-land-use-approval-for-east-side-oil-recycling-facility\/\" target=\"_blank\" >City denies land-use approval for east side oil recycling facility<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"font-size:16px;line-height:1.15;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\" class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Aliana Ritter, BridgeDetroit, July 18, 2026<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.lsa.umich.edu\/detroit-river-story-lab\/city-denies-land-use-approval-for-east-side-oil-recycling-facility\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-7956 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-articles category-bridge-detroit category-detroit-river-news category-detroit-river-beat\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile is-image-fill-element is-style-tw-shadow media-text-blog-item tw-stretched-link\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;grid-template-columns:23% auto\"><figure  class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1123\" alt=\"A fenced industrial site with large storage tanks, a tanker truck, and overhead power lines stands on Detroit\u2019s east side. Some tanks at the oil facility appear rusty and weathered, reflecting years of use as discussions around a potential reopening proposal continue.\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.lsa.umich.edu\/detroit-river-story-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/902\/2026\/08\/Cover-photo-Credit-aliana-ritter-scaled-1.jpg\" style=\"object-position:50% 50%;\" class=\"wp-image-7957 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.lsa.umich.edu\/detroit-river-story-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/902\/2026\/08\/Cover-photo-Credit-aliana-ritter-scaled-1.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/sites.lsa.umich.edu\/detroit-river-story-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/902\/2026\/08\/Cover-photo-Credit-aliana-ritter-scaled-1-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.lsa.umich.edu\/detroit-river-story-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/902\/2026\/08\/Cover-photo-Credit-aliana-ritter-scaled-1-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.lsa.umich.edu\/detroit-river-story-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/902\/2026\/08\/Cover-photo-Credit-aliana-ritter-scaled-1-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.lsa.umich.edu\/detroit-river-story-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/902\/2026\/08\/Cover-photo-Credit-aliana-ritter-scaled-1-1536x862.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sites.lsa.umich.edu\/detroit-river-story-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/902\/2026\/08\/Cover-photo-Credit-aliana-ritter-scaled-1-50x28.jpg 50w, https:\/\/sites.lsa.umich.edu\/detroit-river-story-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/902\/2026\/08\/Cover-photo-Credit-aliana-ritter-scaled-1-1600x898.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-container-core-group-is-layout-31252d7d wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:5px;padding-right:5px;padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:5px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\"><h2 style=\"font-size:28px;margin-bottom:0\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.lsa.umich.edu\/detroit-river-story-lab\/detroit-neighbors-push-back-on-east-side-oil-facility-reopening-proposal\/\" target=\"_blank\" >Detroit neighbors push back on east side oil facility reopening proposal<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"font-size:16px;line-height:1.15;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\" class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Aliana Ritter, BridgeDetroit, July 8, 2026<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.lsa.umich.edu\/detroit-river-story-lab\/detroit-neighbors-push-back-on-east-side-oil-facility-reopening-proposal\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-7936 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-articles category-detroit-river-news category-featured-news category-planet-detroit category-story-lab-news category-detroit-river-beat\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile is-image-fill-element is-style-tw-shadow media-text-blog-item tw-stretched-link\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;grid-template-columns:23% auto\"><figure  class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1248\" height=\"840\" alt=\"A line of geese swims across a blue river with the Detroit city skyline and tall buildings in the background under a bright blue sky with scattered clouds, not far from where the Detroit Port Authority works to cut emissions and promote sustainability along the waterfront.\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.lsa.umich.edu\/detroit-river-story-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/902\/2026\/08\/iStock-1420232939.jpg\" style=\"object-position:50% 50%;\" class=\"wp-image-7937 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.lsa.umich.edu\/detroit-river-story-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/902\/2026\/08\/iStock-1420232939.jpg 1248w, https:\/\/sites.lsa.umich.edu\/detroit-river-story-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/902\/2026\/08\/iStock-1420232939-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.lsa.umich.edu\/detroit-river-story-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/902\/2026\/08\/iStock-1420232939-1024x689.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.lsa.umich.edu\/detroit-river-story-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/902\/2026\/08\/iStock-1420232939-768x517.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.lsa.umich.edu\/detroit-river-story-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/902\/2026\/08\/iStock-1420232939-50x34.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1248px) 100vw, 1248px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-container-core-group-is-layout-31252d7d wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:5px;padding-right:5px;padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:5px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\"><h2 style=\"font-size:28px;margin-bottom:0\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.lsa.umich.edu\/detroit-river-story-lab\/detroits-port-authority-sustainability-manager-works-to-cut-emissions-build-trust-with-neighbors-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" >Detroit\u2019s Port Authority sustainability manager works to cut emissions, build trust with neighbors<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"font-size:16px;line-height:1.15;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\" class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Margaret Fornes, U-M Detroit, August 5, 2025<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.lsa.umich.edu\/detroit-river-story-lab\/detroits-port-authority-sustainability-manager-works-to-cut-emissions-build-trust-with-neighbors-2\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-6380 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-articles category-detroit-river-news category-detroit-river-beat\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile is-image-fill-element is-style-tw-shadow media-text-blog-item tw-stretched-link\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;grid-template-columns:23% auto\"><figure  class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1320\" height=\"744\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.lsa.umich.edu\/detroit-river-story-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/902\/2025\/08\/Convert-to-JPG-project.png\" style=\"object-position:50% 50%;\" class=\"wp-image-6366 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.lsa.umich.edu\/detroit-river-story-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/902\/2025\/08\/Convert-to-JPG-project.png 1320w, https:\/\/sites.lsa.umich.edu\/detroit-river-story-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/902\/2025\/08\/Convert-to-JPG-project-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.lsa.umich.edu\/detroit-river-story-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/902\/2025\/08\/Convert-to-JPG-project-1024x577.png 1024w, https:\/\/sites.lsa.umich.edu\/detroit-river-story-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/902\/2025\/08\/Convert-to-JPG-project-768x433.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.lsa.umich.edu\/detroit-river-story-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/902\/2025\/08\/Convert-to-JPG-project-50x28.png 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1320px) 100vw, 1320px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-container-core-group-is-layout-31252d7d wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:5px;padding-right:5px;padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:5px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\"><h2 style=\"font-size:28px;margin-bottom:0\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.lsa.umich.edu\/detroit-river-story-lab\/sail-detroit-2025-margaret-fornes\/\" target=\"_blank\" >A City Reconnects with the River: Sail Detroit 2025<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"font-size:16px;line-height:1.15;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\" class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Margaret Fornes, The Detroit River Beat, August 25, 2025<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.lsa.umich.edu\/detroit-river-story-lab\/sail-detroit-2025-margaret-fornes\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-6348 post type-post 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auto\"><figure  class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"527\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.lsa.umich.edu\/detroit-river-story-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/902\/2025\/07\/dwsd-streams-fig-8-10.jpg\" style=\"object-position:50% 50%;\" class=\"wp-image-6291 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.lsa.umich.edu\/detroit-river-story-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/902\/2025\/07\/dwsd-streams-fig-8-10.jpg 720w, https:\/\/sites.lsa.umich.edu\/detroit-river-story-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/902\/2025\/07\/dwsd-streams-fig-8-10-300x220.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.lsa.umich.edu\/detroit-river-story-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/902\/2025\/07\/dwsd-streams-fig-8-10-50x37.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-container-core-group-is-layout-31252d7d wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:5px;padding-right:5px;padding-bottom:5px;padding-left:5px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\"><h2 style=\"font-size:28px;margin-bottom:0\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.lsa.umich.edu\/detroit-river-story-lab\/detroits-ghost-streams-planet-detroit\/\" target=\"_blank\" >Detroit\u2019s ghost streams: Maps of hidden waterways combat city\u2019s flooding problem<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"font-size:16px;line-height:1.15;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\" class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Rachel Wilson, Planet Detroit, July 15, 2025<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.lsa.umich.edu\/detroit-river-story-lab\/detroits-ghost-streams-planet-detroit\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li 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href=\"https:\/\/sites.lsa.umich.edu\/detroit-river-story-lab\/meeting-river-people-at-the-youth-career-expo\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-5340 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-articles category-detroit-river-news category-detroit-river-beat\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile is-image-fill-element is-style-tw-shadow media-text-blog-item tw-stretched-link\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;grid-template-columns:23% auto\"><figure  class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1066\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.lsa.umich.edu\/detroit-river-story-lab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/902\/2025\/01\/detroit-students.jpg\" style=\"object-position:50% 50%;\" class=\"wp-image-5353 size-full\" 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