Ppl are worried about safe water & pollution goes beyond Flint. Throughout #Michigan, algae blooms in Lake Erie & a leaking pipeline connecting Lakes Huron & Michigan threaten the state economy. Who controls your water? State reps. A #WhyStatesMatter thread.
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For 5 years, Michigan has ignored warnings about PFAS and failed to set a state limit for the chemicals. And the state government has given Nestlé clean water to bottle and sell—instead of giving it to residents of
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Meanwhile Detroit Public Schools have shut off water because of copper and lead contamination. There’s a reason Michiganders voted for state lawmakers who will do something about this issue.
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#Michigan State House candidates ran to push the legislature to take action against water pollution. Spirited@FutureNowUSA-endorsees (& Representatives-elect!)@JimHaadsma, @MIRepPadmaKuppa &@lpohutsky19 campaigned & won on promises to fight for safe water#StateElectionsMatter1 reply 2 retweets 4 likesShow this thread -
Their leadership will mark real change in Lansing (where the current
#lameduck lawmakers are denying constituents a fair shake on minimum wage & paid sick leave w/ underhanded tactics). This is the same crew who has done nothing for#Flint all this time. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/lame-duck-push-michigan-republicans-vote-gut-wage-paid-leave-n943741 …1 reply 0 retweets 2 likesShow this thread -
But in January, change is coming to Lansing. We're glad to be a part of it. To see where your state ranks on Clean Water, Air and Energy—and to learn about policies that can make a difference—visit https://www.americasgoals.org/clean-air-water-and-energy ….
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Read more about Clean Water in
#MIchigan,#NorthCarolina,#Maine,#NewHampshire and more — it's an issue across the country, and state legislators are the ones in control. https://medium.com/@futurenowusa/states-matter-miss-michigan-state-legislators-time-to-act-for-clean-water-222a0ed93408 …#WhyStatesMatter1 reply 7 retweets 11 likesShow this thread
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Change is coming. #Michigan #cleanwaterhttps://twitter.com/flippable_org/status/1071770661134192640?s=21 …
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