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New poll shows vast majority of Michigan voters support ballot initiative that would get utility money out of politics
The poll found 81 percent of respondents support the Michiganders For Money Out Of Politics ballot initiative.
Ballot Initiative To Get Money Out Of Michigan Politics Advances
“When powerful corporations spend big to influence elected officials, the people of Michigan lose our voice in our own government. There is a conflict of interest when regulated utilities and big government contractors are financially supporting the elected officials who should be working for the people they represent. Our democracy should not be for sale, and we are ready to take this to the voters.”
Clean Water Action President Attends Ann Arbor PFAS Conference, Showcasing National Legislative Wins
The 2024 National PFAS Conference is happening this week in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Environmental advocates, like Clean Water Action, known for leading the PFAS charge nationwide, will gather to strategize on the best path forward to eliminate these toxic forever chemicals.
Silicon Valley Billionaires line up for state tax handouts and massive Great Lakes water withdrawals
Legislation currently advancing through the Michigan State Legislature would exempt new data centers from paying sales and use taxes in Michigan. Data centers are large users of both electricity and water, often don’t deliver on the jobs and investments that they promise, and raise an important question about exactly what kind of development and investment we need in Michigan.
Freighter Fails in Great Lakes Highlight Line 5 Risks
After the devastating collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Michiganders are not ruling out a similar tragedy in the Great Lakes. After obtaining a public records request from the U.S. Coast Guard, a new report in the Detroit News discovered that Great Lakes freighters lost control or power more than 200 times between 2012 and May 2022, and crashed with stationary objects more than 60 times over the same decade. While the News notes that a freighter crash similar to the Key Bridge tragedy is unlikely with the Mackinac Bridge, there is a profound risk of damaging Enbridge’s Line 5 oil pipeline in the Straits of Mackinac.