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Michigan Environmental Briefing Book

The Michigan Environmental Briefing Book is a collaborative effort to identify the most pressing environmental issues facing Michigan, explain them in understandable terms, and provide realistic solutions to address them. With the help of allies and issue experts from all over the state, Michigan LCV Education Fund publishes the Briefing Book every two years at the beginning of each legislative session and distributes it to every lawmaker in Lansing, as well as to the media, allied organizations and citizens.

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Michigan Gubernatorial Briefing Book

In the same spirit of the Michigan Environmental Briefing Book, which is produced primarily for state legislators, Michigan LCV Education Fund produces a similar guide for those seeking the chief elected office in our state and for the benefit of the gubernatorial administration in Michigan. Entitled Governing the Great Lakes State, this publication outlines the strategies and policies that the Governor’s office is encouraged to take to effectively and efficiently protect Michigan’s air, land, and water.

          

 

Losing a Legacy

Losing a Legacy is a comprehensive look at environmental funding over the last 25 years and an analysis of the negative impacts that a lack of funding can and does – have on our natural resources. Written by renowned environmental author and activist Dave Dempsey, Losing a Legacy is a sobering look at how inadequate funding can affect our economy, our environment, and our quality of life.

Stand Up Take Action

This guide to citizen action provides everything from directions on how to schedule and conduct a meeting with a lawmaker to writing an effective letter to the editor. The purpose of this publication is to assist citizen activists in their efforts to protect Michigan’s natural resources. We consider this guide a tool box, and we hope you will u

se the tools it provides to help us build a better future for Michigan.