Volume 36 #4 of the CACC newsletter is posted! You can access it here, or from the newsletter page.
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Anniversary of the Clean Water Act
Graphic by Environment Michigan.
CACC joins organizations throughout the Great Lakes and nationwide, celebrating the 42nd Anniversary of the Clean Water Act and working to make all of our Great Lakes’ fresh waters clean enough to drink, to swim and to fish. The Clean Air Act’s 42nd Anniversary occurred Saturday, October 18, 2014.
Environmental Risks from Michigan Oil and Gas Development – What Can We DO?
Christopher Grobbel, Ph. D. gave a presentation to CACC’s General Membership Meeting on October 4, 2014: “Environmental Risks from Michigan Oil and Gas Development – What Can We Do?” His powerful presentation gives some basic history of the oil and gas industry in Michigan and also lists important tools that local communities can utilize to help protect their watersheds. Among these tools are: local zoning laws, the Public Trust Doctrine and environmental protections in place through the Michigan Environmental Protection Act (MEPA). Christopher Grobbel is a practicing environmental consultant based in Traverse City and an adjunct professor, teaching environmental science, law and policy at MSU since 1992. He has graciously allowed CACC to post his presentation on our website.