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Our strategic campaigns cannot be won through legislative advocacy alone—they require the collective might of our talented policy team, our ecosystem of environmental allies and everyday Michiganders. When achieved, these campaigns have systemic impacts on Michigan’s environment and communities.

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Part 31 Rulemaking Restoration

We must reinstate the state's ability to change rules that protect our lakes and streams.

Other Campaigns

Affordable, Healthy Homes

We need legislation that would provide holistic funding and program support to create more affordable, safe housing.

Comprehensive Climate & Energy Reform

We need bold legislative action that catalyzes movement towards a 100% emissions-free power sector, including pushing utilities to accelerate the transition to clean energy and removing burdensome restrictions to renewable energy.

Cumulative Impacts Assessment

We must ensure our leaders take cumulative impacts into account in air quality permitting to better protect communities facing multi-source pollution.

Michigan’s Bottle Return Reform

We need to modernize Michigan’s 1976 10-cent deposit law to ramp up Michigan’s recycling rates and reduce pollution of our land and water.

Polluter Pay

We must require companies to undertake full and robust cleanup of chemical spills.

Statewide Septic Code

We must establish a statewide code and inspection system to ensure failing systems are identified and fixed.

Transportation Emissions Reduction

We must ensure our transportation leaders are determining the total greenhouse gas emissions for future transportation projects.

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