Polluter Pay
Michigan taxpayers should not be responsible for cleaning up after corporations who contaminate our land, air and water, but regulations fail to hold polluters accountable. We must ensure that industry is stewarding our state and taking complete responsibility for pollution so that our communities and precious natural resources are safeguarded.
Today, more than 24,000 contaminated sites across Michigan continue to go unaddressed.
The result? Toxic chemicals such as PFAS, dioxin, and carcinogens are leaching into our waterways, lands and bodies. Unfortunately, pollution is not contained in one place. As it enters our interconnected bodies of water, it pools in our groundwater and travels across the state, contaminating entire ecosystems and communities. Currently, Michigan taxpayers bear the burden of cleaning up this pollution—instead of the corporations responsible.
Our vision for change:
Reinstitute strict liability so that if a corporation was responsible for contaminating our land, air or water, that corporation would also be responsible for cleaning up the mess they made.
- Stop chemical pollution of our land, air, water and homes by banning the use of chemicals of concern in products and processes.
- Require companies to undertake full and robust cleanup of chemical spills.
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