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Whitmer Commits to Michigan’s Future
Lansing, MI - The Sierra Club Michigan Chapter today praised Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s 2023 budget proposal, which prioritizes funding for clean water, the health of our Great Lakes and communities, and moving Michigan forward on climate. Governor Whitmer is putting our health and the urgency of tackling climate change first with over $4 billion requested for water, electric vehicles, energy, just transition, jobs, public lands, and contaminated site cleanup.
“Governor Whitmer’s budget reflects the needs and priorities of the people of Michigan Her commitment to investing in Michigan’s electric vehicle and clean transportation future, cleaning up legacy contamination, addressing the climate crisis, upgrading our water infrastructure, and protecting our children from lead and other toxic chemicals will help clean up our environment and protect public health, and will also spur job creation in Michigan,” said Tim Minotas, Legislative and Political Coordinator of the Sierra Club Michigan Chapter. “Sierra Club urges the State Legislature to join Governor Whitmer in putting the people of Michigan first and building our state back better by supporting her budget.”
Now is the time to make even more ambitious investments with a budget surplus, and more federal money coming to the state to advance clean energy jobs, resiliency, and a sustainable economy that benefits all Michiganders by creating jobs, as well as securing workers rights and livelihoods that are impacted by a transition to clean energy. This is the time to be bold in charting a path to a genuinely healthier and more equitable future for all Michigan residents. We look forward to working with the Governor and Legislature in achieving this.
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About the Sierra Club: The Sierra Club is America’s largest and most influential grassroots environmental organization, with more than 3.8 million members and supporters, 150,000 of which are in Michigan. In addition to protecting every person's right to get outdoors and access the healing power of nature, the Sierra Club works to promote clean energy, safeguard the health of our communities, protect wildlife, and preserve our remaining wild places through grassroots activism, public education, lobbying, and legal action. For more information, visit www.sierraclub.org.
