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Polluter Pay Should Be Taken Up and Passed Immediately
The following statement can be attributed to Mary Brady-Enerson, Michigan Director, Clean Water Action:
“Yesterday, Minority Floor Leader Yousef Rabhi along with 49 co-sponsors introduced HB 4314 to hold polluters accountable for the pollution they create and the harm that it causes. With over 24,000 contaminated sites across Michigan, this issue could not be more urgent. Those who are responsible for environmental contamination need to be held responsible for cleaning it up. This is a basic issue of fairness – taxpayers should not be liable for cleaning up after wealthy corporations. We
Governor Whitmer’s Budget Proposal Will Improve Drinking Water, Protect Public Health
The following statement can be attributed to Mary Brady-Enerson, Michigan Director, Clean Water Action:
“Governor Whitmer’s budget plan rightly focuses on helping Michigan families and communities recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, and it goes further than that by suggesting real, concrete steps that can be taken to create jobs by rebuilding our water infrastructure, expanding EV infrastructure, and positioning our state to become a leader in the rising green economy. We call on Majority Leader Mike Shirkey and Speaker Jason Wentworth to cast damaging and baseless conspiracy theories and
Putting Drinking Water First - Back to Basics
Our approach to drinking water protection - “Putting Drinking Water First” - feels light years away from the crisis in Flint, with seemingly nothing to offer based on what we have learned about the causes of this situation.
Michigan Currents - Summer 2015
Protecting the Great Lakes State
On Earth Day, Clean Water Action partnered with State Representatives Sarah Roberts, Jeff Irwin, Gretchen Driskell and Tom Cochran to introduce a package of bills calling for more state protections from oil and gas pipelines throughout Michigan.
Michigan Currents l Summer 2014
In this issue: Protect Pure Michigan, Michigan House Votes to Trash Michigan with Coal Ash, Bilking Taxpayers for "Pure" PR?, BWL's Eckert Coal Plant to Close, Fracking in Michigan: DEQ Rules Need Strengthening, Pet Coke Problems, Award Celebration Honors U.S. Rep. Dingell, DTE Energy's CEO Hides from Shareholders and Ratepayers, 30 Percent by 2030 for Clean Water-Clean Energy Jobs