2018 MI Governor's race: on Environment
Bill Schuette:
Opposes burdensome EPA regulations
Q: Consider climate change a critical threat? Limit creation of greenhouse gases? Participate in U.S. Climate Alliance, a coalition of states committed to climate change action?Bill Schuette (R): No. Joined letter arguing that science wasn't settled,
so Exxon wasn't lying about climate change. Opposed "burdensome" EPA regulations and Obama Clean Power Plan.
Gretchen Whitmer (D): Yes.
Opposed Trump withdrawal from Paris Climate Accord. Called on Gov Snyder to join U.S. Climate Alliance. Create state Office of Climate Change.
Q: Government support for renewable energy?
Bill Schuette (R): No. Opposed 2012 initiative to require 25% of electricity production from renewables by 2025.
Gretchen Whitmer (D): Yes. Strong support for renewables.
Source: 2018 CampusElect.org Issue Guide on Michigan Governor race
Oct 9, 2018
Bill Schuette:
Charged 15 city and state officials for Flint water crisis
Two years ago, he opened a probe into Flint's lead-contaminated water crisis and has charged 15 former and current city and state officials with crimes and misdemeanors.
Schuette charged six officials, including Gov. Rick Snyder's state health chief and chief medical executive, with involuntary manslaughter.
Source: The Detroit News on 2018 Michigan gubernatorial race
Jul 25, 2018
Bill Schuette:
Opposing EPA regulations earns him polluter protector label
Schuette's campaign website says he "successfully opposed President Obama's job-killing energy regulations that would have hurt Michigan's economy and increased utility bills for hard-working families." The statement references Schuette's involvement
in a pair of lawsuits against U.S. EPA regulations largely affecting coal-fired power plants. Those same lawsuits are under scrutiny from Progress Michigan which claims the suits show Schuette protects polluters.
Source: MichiganRadio.org on 2018 Michigan gubernatorial race
Jun 18, 2018
Abdul El-Sayed:
Advocate for environmental justice on lead exposure
He's made a name for himself in Detroit as a leader in the fight for environmental justice, but the city's health chief has resigned to tackle his next challenge: a bid for governor.
Dr. Abdul El-Sayed is pursuing the state's highest office on a platform that will be deeply rooted in his values of equity and inclusion.
In his tenure at the Detroit Department of Health & Wellness Promotion , El-Sayed overhauled the city's troubled animal control office and emerged as an outspoken advocate for residents most impacted by higher rates of lead exposure and asthma.
He opposed Marathon Petroleum's controversial request to increase emissions in southwest Detroit and demanded a safer learning environment for city schoolchildren.
Source: The Detroit News on 2018 Michigan Gubernatorial race
Feb 9, 2017
Bill Schuette:
Sue firms that caused Flint drinking water crisis
The Michigan attorney general filed a lawsuit Wednesday morning against a water company and an engineering firm, plus several related companies, in connection with the Flint drinking water crisis, alleging the firms' "acts and omission constitute
professional negligence, fraud and public nuisance." Attorney General Bill Schuette's lawsuit names seven corporate defendants in all, but according to court records they are all related to two firms that did work for the City of Flint.
Source: Detroit Free Press on 2018 Michigan gubernatorial race
Jun 22, 2016
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