Water Legislation

Analysis:

No real details are provided in terms of the legislative language and what impact this might have on Michigan’s citizens or the environment. There is also no reporting on why this legislation has been introduced. Channel 17 does use some video footage of a Nestle bottling plant in Michigan, but does not present any information to show that water privatization and water diversion from companies like Nestle is what prompted this legislation to begin with.

Story:

WXMI 17 Newsreader – The Michigan legislature is sending a new package of bills for the Governor aimed at protecting our water supply. It creates new standards for using and diverting water to avoid negative impacts on the environment that includes streams as well as lakes. Eventually you will be able to go on line and click on a map to figure out the impact of water use in an area. It also creates a new permit for bottling water, to make sure it won’t deplete natural resources. The Governor is expected to sign the bill.

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