AIR QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS
The Clean Diesel Program
SDEV helps residents push for cleaner air rules and helps businesses and institutions directly cut pollution from their operations. In 1991, residents and the business community in Southwest Detroit developed the Southwest Detroit Environmental Vision Project. Since then, SDEV has worked on community priorities for a healthier environment. Residents want to see air pollution stop. The big sources of air pollution in and near Southwest Detroit are factories and general industry (like cement, steel, wastewater treatment) as well as cars and trucks. SDEV's initiatives deliver on these community priorities to create healthier air and to help residents lessen the impact of pollution on their health and homes. Through this work, we're lessening pollution that triggers asthma, that's linked with heart disease and cancer, and that is adding to the climate crisis. Join us to make a difference in your community!
Our Department
Meet our amazing Healthy Air Team! Maria Cercone and Evan Markarian. Maria Cercone is our Clean Diesel Initiative Director and Evan Markarian is the Clean Diesel Project Manager.
Learn more about them below:
Left to right: Maria Cercone, Maggie Striz Calnin, Sarah Chung
Diesel Emissions Reduction Act Grants and State of Michigan Clean Fuels Equipment Replacement Grants
Southwest Detroit Environmental Vision works with fleet partners to replace again trucks and equipment with EPA DERA reimbursement grants and with The State of Michigan Environment, Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE) grants.
Email info@sdevweb.org for more information on these grants
Healthy Business and Institutions Initiative (HBII)
Community Action for Positive Change
SDEV’s Healthy Air Program team creates opportunities for community action to make positive change. We get residents the information needed to speak truth to power. Residents live the experience of illness and quality of life concerns related to pollution in Southwest and nearby. Residents have the knowledge and the voice to call for change. SDEV makes it easier for residents to stay aware of and engaged in decision-making on pollution permits, truck routing, and air pollution violations - to name a few - so that the community can engage early and often in decision-making at City Council, the State of Michigan, and with federal agencies.
Healthy Business & Institutions Initiative
SDEV welcomes the earnest involvement of businesses and other institutions toward positive change for the environment and public health. Businesses and institutions whose operations impact Southwest Detroit are invited to contact SDEV to learn more about how to address emissions, contribute to pollution mitigation efforts, and take part in meaningful dialogue and action on environmental justice and environmental racism.
Port of Detroit Decarbonization Planning Project
Learn more about the cutting-edge Port of Detroit Decarbonization Project, a pioneering initiative to transform the Port of Detroit’s environmental and community impact. Discover the innovative technologies, strategies, and collaborative efforts driving this sustainability-driven project toward a greener future. Learn about this groundbreaking endeavor's potential economic, social, and environmental benefits. Follow the journey of #PortOfTomorrow and join us in shaping a more sustainable tomorrow.
