Through the course of this week, Governor Rick Snyder has released some ambitious plans for environmental policy for his final year in office. WEMU’s David Fair caught up with James Clift, Policy Director of the Michigan Environmental Council, to discuss the plans and whether any of it will actually make it into policy.
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During Governor Rick Snyder’s State of the State address in January, he was brief on environmental issues, but he announced a week announcements regarding infrastructure and the environment. Here is how the week has played out:
Monday, Jan. 29th – Ubiquitous Broadband Access and Adoption (non-environmental)
Tuesday, Jan. 30th – Renewing our Environment
Wednesday, Jan. 31st – Protecting our Waterways
Thursday, Feb. 1st – Rebuilding Michigan’s Water Infrastructure
Friday, Feb. 2nd – Protecting our Environment and Achieving our Recycling Rate Goals (To be released later today)
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— David Fair is the WEMU News Director and host of Morning Edition on WEMU. You can contact David at734.487.3363, on twitter @DavidFairWEMU, or email him at dfair@emich.edu