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Planet Detroit received multiple honors at the 2026 Society of Professional Journalists Detroit Chapter Excellence in Journalism Awards. Editor Nina Ignaczak won first place for Environment Reporting for work on pollution, climate change, and environmental health in Detroit. Reporter Claire Charlton was also recognized for feature and explanatory journalism on housing, climate resilience, and infrastructure. Judges praised the outlet’s data-driven, community-focused reporting. The awards highlighted Planet Detroit’s investigative coverage of environmental justice issues affecting marginalized communities, reinforcing the growing role of nonprofit newsrooms in sustaining local accountability journalism in the United States.
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