Oakland County residents, others, appointed to state boards
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced multiple appointments to state boards and commissions Thursday, Aug. 10, including Oakland County residents.
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Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced multiple appointments to state boards and commissions Thursday, Aug. 10, including Oakland County residents.
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced multiple appointments to state boards and commissions Thursday, Aug. 10, including Oakland County residents.
Michigan has more than 24,000 contaminated sites. Lawmakers want to bring back accountability for polluters, but opponents say that would stymie redevelopment.
There are many, from all political walks of life, that believe our democracy is in existential crisis. Count former State Senator Lana Pollack of Ann Arbor among them. The midterm elections may hold the long-term future of the environment in the balance. Pollack stopped by the WEMU studios to discuss democracy and environmental policy with our own David Fair and Michigan League of Conservation Voters executive director Lisa Wozniak.
The Huron River has, once again, been put at risk because of a chemical spill. First it was PFAS contamination, and now it's Hexavalent Chromium. In both instances, the same Wixom-based company is responsible. Yet, the laws in Michigan do not allow for holding the company liable. That wasn't always the case. WEMU's David Fair and Michigan League of Conservation Voters executive director, Lisa Wozniak, got together with the author of Michigan's original and now-dismantled polluter pay legislation. Former Ann Arbor State Senator Lana Pollack weighed in on the need to re-insti...