04/19/2018 Environment Report - Michigan Radio

[Roger Rayle]

Retired DEQ staffer: "Politics have become a much bigger part of what's driving the DEQ." #EnvironReport j.mp/2HbIjbe
Sybil was DEQ project manager for the Gelman dioxane groundwater contamination site before she retired

This is a must-listen for all to spread the word on how short-sighted term-limited corporate-shill legislators have transferred costs & risks from polluters to the public. The Gelman dioxane site is a poster child for everything wrong with environmental protection in Michigan.

Persistent pollutants like dioxane and PFAS require a change in focus in Lansing.

Meanwhile, we must protect remaining DEQ employees who are still in a position to alert us about these legacy effects of loosening DEQ enforcement policies

--Roger--

Roger Rayle

chair, Scio Residents for Safe Water (www.SRSW.org)