Protecting our environment
Cleaning up Fox Creek Canals
Creekside successfully challenged renewal of a State permit that allowed the discharge of raw sewage into the Fox Creek and Detroit River--as well as into residential yards and basements. Creekside also assisted property owners along Fox Creek canal when they initiated a Class Action lawsuit that helped end sewage overflows into Fox Creek (1995–1999).
Partners: Legal Assistance for Urban Communities, University of Michigan Law School
The Fox Creek canal seen from the Korte Street bridge at Alter Road
Cleaner power at Conners Creek Plant
Creekside joined other citizen groups in a federal lawsuit that won conversion of the Detroit Edison's Conners Creek Plant from coal to cleaner-burning natural gas (1999).
Partners: Environmental Law and Policy Center of the Midwest, Michigan Environmental Council, Michigan United Conservation Clubs, American Lung Association of Michigan, and the Citizens Environment Alliance of Southwest Ontario
