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New corporate tax break bills would pay giant tech corporations for coming into Michigan and using massive amounts of Great Lakes water
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Silicon Valley Billionaires line up for state tax handouts and massive Great Lakes water withdrawals

Legislation currently advancing through the Michigan State Legislature would exempt new data centers from paying sales and use taxes in Michigan. Data centers are large users of both electricity and water, often don’t deliver on the jobs and investments that they promise, and raise an important question about exactly what kind of development and investment we need in Michigan.
Image of a water faucet with text that says PFAS Turn off the Tap
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Bill to reduce toxic PFAS passes CT Senate; advocates urge House passage

Clean Water Action, Sierra Club, Save the Sound and Environment Connecticut, along with many other coalition partners, including the CT Union of Professional Firefighters Association, numerous local groups and health advocates, celebrated the strong bipartisan support and passage of Senate Bill 292, An Act Concerning The Use Of PFAS Chemicals In Certain Products.
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New Power Plant Pollution Limits Will Protect Drinking Water and Water Quality

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today finalized a package of new pollution standards for power plants that will significantly reduce water, air and climate pollution. As part of this package, EPA finalized stringent Clean Water Act standards to limits toxic water pollution from coal-fired power plants.
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