From the Detroit Free Press:
“The DEQ is working on cleanups at 450 sites now, but may have to shut them down by the end of the year and lay off 80 to 125 employees unless a new funding source is found.
The state has been telling communities it cannot accept new sites. The depletion of the cleanup fund is ironic with Detroit hosting a national brownfields conference in May to showcase the state’s achievements.”
I just found this snippit referring to the proposed bond,
“Let us hope MUCC can reign in some of their anti-environmental politicians, the NRA, and Nestle’s Great Lakes water diversion supporters to return to MUCC’s cleaner Michigan historical roots. MUCC has a educational network that could be of help to pass a strong bond proposal in the fall.”
This echoes my disappointment with MUCC’s leadership on so many fronts. They seem to represent industry interests more effectively and consistantly than the citizens and grassroots organizations that helped establish them.