Year: 2018
Resolution Number: 39
Action Taken: Approved as Amended
Status: In Progress
Author(s): Kaitlyn Dobesh, Gunjan Malhotra, MD, and Shannon Paquette
Sponsor: Shannon Paquette
On behalf of: Medical Student Section
Committee: B (Legislation)
Resolved Section(s):
RESOLVED: That MSMS request and actively advocate for state legislation that bans waste incinerators in the state of Michigan due to their adverse health effects and the environmental impact in addition to the lack of cost effectiveness and instead support and prioritize alternative forms of waste management and clean energy production that do not pose health risks; and be it further RESOLVED: That Michigan Delegation to the American Medical Association (AMA) ask our AMA to request and actively advocate for national legislation that bans waste incinerators in our nation due to their adverse health effects and the environmental impact in addition to the lack of cost effectiveness and instead support and prioritize alternative forms of waste management and clean energy production that do not pose health risks.
RESOLVED: That MSMS request and actively advocate for state legislation that bans waste incinerators in the state of Michigan due to their adverse health effects and the environmental impact in addition to the lack of cost effectiveness and instead support and prioritize alternative forms of waste management and clean energy production that do not pose health risks; and be it further RESOLVED: That Michigan Delegation to the American Medical Association (AMA) ask our AMA to request and actively advocate for national legislation that bans waste incinerators in our nation due to their adverse health effects and the environmental impact in addition to the lack of cost effectiveness and instead support and prioritize alternative forms of waste management and clean energy production that do not pose health risks.
Fiscal Note: NULL
Resolution: View PDF for Waste Incinerator Ban
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