December 2009

Water Wars Over Public Trust

In September 2009, Rep. Dan Scripps (Leland) who represents the district with the most Lake Michigan shoreline, introduced House Bill 5319, which would place all state waters in the public trust

Senate Slow to Act on Protecting Children from Toxic Toys

Our children are some of the most vulnerable among us. They drink more water per day per pound of body weight than do adults; they play on surfaces both inside and out that hold likely contaminants, whether pesticides