These stories originally appeared on Bridge Magazine and are republished here with permission.
February 18, 2019 | Jim Malewitz | Michigan Environment Watch
Michigan Republicans kill Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s environmental overhaul plan
LANSING — Michigan Republicans on Thursday thwarted Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s plan to overhaul the state’s environmental department.
In a 22-16 party-line vote, the Senate approved a resolution to “disapprove” her executive order to morph the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) into the Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE).
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After Republican lawmakers killed Gretchen Whitmer’s environmental shakeup, what’s next?
LANSING — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s executive order to restructure environmental regulation — fulfilling campaign promises to act on Michigan’s tainted water and climate change — lasted all of 10 days.
The Republican-controlled Senate officially killed that plan Thursday following a series of party-line votes.
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Featured Image: The Gallery of the Governors in the Capitol’s Rotunda, Photo by David Marvin via michigan.gov