The Traverse City Record-Eagle is today reporting that officials from Kalkaska’s Downtown Development Authority are planning to approach Nestle Waters about building another bottled water plant in Northwest Michigan, this one taking water that feeds the Manistee River.
This debate, which is possible because of the so-called Water Legacy Act that opened up Michigan’s publicly-owned lakes, [...]

The Michigan League of Conservation Voters has once again released their legislative scorecard, and once again, my opponent has received a failing grade for consistently voting against measures designed to protect Michigan’s natural heritage. On the eight issues most important to protecting our state’s environment, the Michigan LCV gave my opponent a score of just [...]

Last week, the State House voted to pass the Water Legacy Act, making Michigan the last of the Great Lakes states to live up to a 1985 agreement to limit large-scale water diversions. While the Act represents a first step on this issue, no one who is truly committed to protecting our Great Lakes can [...]