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E-M:/ Jackson Citizen Patriot gets it on waste imports
- Subject: E-M:/ Jackson Citizen Patriot gets it on waste imports
- From: "Jeff Surfus" <jeffsurfus@comcast.net>
- Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2004 08:41:02 -0500
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- List-Name: Enviro-Mich
- Reply-To: "Jeff Surfus" <jeffsurfus@comcast.net>
Last week the Jackson Citizen Patriot editorialized
on the bills to regulate out of state trashing currently awaiting action in the
Michigan Senate.
Portions below:
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Trash-import
package: High time for limits
Thursday, February 19, 2004
Gov. Jennifer Granholm recently highlighted one
of Michigan's unsavory distinctions -- as a favorite destination for
out-of-state garbage trucks. Not good. That's why the governor is waiting, pen
poised, to sign a package of trash-regulation bills into law.
(snip)
Constitutionally, federal courts have struck down
laws that ban imported trash -- not laws that merely regulate it. The latter, we
believe, is long overdue. Moreover, there is no discrimination in these proposed
laws, merely a push to treat Canadian and other states' trash the same as
in-state trash.
(snip)
No one will take care of Michigan's environment if
our own people don't. That's why these laws are appropriate. The Senate should
confirm this legislation as soon as possible and get it to the governor, pronto.
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The entire editorial can be read at:
It's now time for the Senate to take action on
these bills that have made their way through both houses and only need to have
the differences reconciled before sending them on to the Governor. These
bills have received overwhelming support in both houses. Why the
delay?
Senator Sikkema, we're waiting!