November 26, 2007 - What will happen if the state's environmental cleanup funds run out?
Will contaminated brownfield properties -- like the abandoned Performance Paper site near the Edison neighborhood -- not be cleaned up?
Will protection of one of Kalamazoo's water wells from gasoline contamination from a leaking underground storage tank -- work that was suspended once because of a lack of money -- once again be halted?
The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality warns that by the end of next year, two bonds that voters approved for environmental cleanup will have run out of money.
Should Michigan residents and their elected representatives allow this to happen?
Among the basic duties of government, in addition to education and public safety, is protecting citizens' health. It does this by providing health care for those in poverty, mandating vaccinations, inspecting restaurants and food processors -- and by keeping the environment clean.
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Water Contamination, Land Pollution & Hazardous Waste Material are issues families all across America are afflicted with daily.
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