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Clean Water Action Endorses Congressman Andy Levin for Michigan's 11th Congressional District
LANSING- Today, Clean Water Action announced their endorsement of Congressman Andy Levin for Michigan’s 11th Congressional District. “Few lawmakers have made environmental and climate justice as central to their work in Congress as Andy Levin,” said Mary Brady-Enerson, Michigan Director of Clean Water Action. “From his advocacy to protect the Great Lakes from a catastrophic oil spill, to his original cosponsorship of the Green New Deal, Congressman Levin has shown that he understands the threat climate change poses to our water and communities. We need Congressman Levin’s bold, creative and
Leading Michigan Environmental Organizations Release Democracy-Focused Legislative Scorecard
LANSING - Today, Clean Water Action and Sierra Club Michigan Chapter released their legislative scorecard for the 101st Michigan Legislature. In a move unprecedented in the history of either organization they did not score environmentally focused bills, instead scoring bills that would have harmful impacts on our democracy. “We have to be honest in our assessment of the current legislature, and right now our democracy itself is under attack," said Mary Brady-Enerson, Clean Water Action Michigan Director. "Too many elected leaders have bought into the ‘Big Lie,’ some of them were even complicit
Pure Michigan: Where you can drink as much coal ash as you want
By Alicia Vignoe, Michigan Executive Assistant Intern Lake Michigan I spend every Fourth of July week in Ludington, Michigan at my aunt’s cottage right by Lake Michigan. The whole family goes up and we spend our days by the lake and nights by the bonfire. You can imagine my surprise when I found out that my beloved Lake Michigan was in trouble because of pollution from coal ash. I didn’t notice anything wrong. I never saw the water turning black and I’ve never become sick from swimming in it, so how bad could it really be? I do live in Pure Michigan, right? My past naivety is something that
MSU: Kick Coal Ash
It’s time to #kickcoalash and properly dispose of this toxic waste that is contaminating the ground and surface water at MSU and across the state.
Michigan Legislative Scorecard 2021-2022
This joint scorecard from Clean Water Action and Sierra Club Michigan Chapter is an honest assessment of the current Michigan legislature - and reflects the fact that we can’t address the climate crisis and create the kinds of reforms necessary to protect our water without a strong and healthy democracy.
