Year: 2017
Resolution Number: 46
Action Taken: Approved as Amended
Status: Complete
Author(s): Gunjan Malhotra, MD, Kaitlyn Dobesh, Lauren Newhouse, and Shannon Paquette
Sponsor: Gunjan Malhotra, MD
On behalf of: Wayne County Delegation
Committee: D (Public Health)
Resolved Section(s):
RESOLVED: That MSMS support rigorous maintenance and regulation of current oil/oil byproduct and natural gas pipelines, as well as the shutdown of pipelines that do not meet regulatory standards or pose imminent risk of contaminating the Great Lakes; and be it further RESOLVED: That MSMS oppose the disposal of waste that is a byproduct of fossil fuel transport and/or usage into our water systems.
RESOLVED: That MSMS support rigorous maintenance and regulation of current oil/oil byproduct and natural gas pipelines, as well as the shutdown of pipelines that do not meet regulatory standards or pose imminent risk of contaminating the Great Lakes; and be it further RESOLVED: That MSMS oppose the disposal of waste that is a byproduct of fossil fuel transport and/or usage into our water systems.
Fiscal Note: NULL
Resolution: View PDF for Effects of Energy Pipelines and Fossil Fuel Waste on the Great Lakes
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