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Risking Our Food and Farmland in Michigan
By Bruni Bezati, Lake St. Clair Program Intern
I am extremely disappointed with the Michigan State Legislature’s decision to pass a package of bills that allows industrial waste, like coal ash, to be used in roads, as construction fill, and most alarming of all, to be spread over our farm fields. This poses the risk of contaminating our food and causing damage to Michigan’s farming communities. As an intern with Clean Water Action, I joined fellow staff and concerned community members this past Tuesday to inform elected officials about the dangers of coal ash and the negative effects these
Michigan Legislative Priorities 2020-2021
Michigan is the Great Lakes State, and we have a unique resource in our water resources as well as a responsibility to protect our water for current and future Michiganders. Clean Water Action has over 135,000 active members in Michigan who value our Great Lakes and protection of the water resources on which we all rely.
Our current Michigan Legislative Priorities and Policy Recommendations include:
Polluter Pay and Corporate Accountability for our Environment Water Infrastructure and Contamination Investments Addressing Environmental Racism and Injustice Strengthening Public Trust