Four Decades
Clean Water Currents | Spring 2012
clean water currents
Administration has helped to block many of the worst proposals from becoming law.
spring 2012 edition
Inside
obama administration steps up
Making progress despite anti-environment Congress
Administration has helped to block many of the worst proposals from becoming law.
EPA Action on Fracking:
Safe Drinking Water Act tools being brought to bear
In April, EPA finalized controls on air pollution caused by new oil and
gas operations, including fracking. In May, the agency proposed the
first federal Safe Drinking Water Act protections around fracking.
MI 2012 Midterm Legislative Scorecard
the heroes and zeroes in the state house
"Highlights" from the scorecard include:
- 67 Legislators who receieved a failing grade
- 58 Legislators who scored "0"
- House Leadership passed H.R. 136 - a symbolic vote in favor of the recently rejected Keystone XL Pipeline
- The Legislature failed to advance any of the safeguards outlined in our 2011 Water Protection Agenda
The Michigan RES Amendment Language
The following new Section 55 would be added to Article IV of the Michigan Constitution:
§ 55 Michigan’s Clean Renewable Electric Energy Standard