LANSING, MI (MPRN)-- Governor Rick Snyder will soon have a controversial bill before him.
It would change Michigan’s system for addressing industrial cleanup sites. The bill passed the state House Tuesday and just needs one final procedural action before Snyder can decide.
Sean McBrearty is with the group Clean Water Action. He says the legislation locks in outdated toxicity criteria when assessing contamination.
“A strengthened system is a good thing. But what this provides is a weakened system.”
Supporters say updating the rules will encourage redevelopment of contaminated brownfields.