Kakistocracy is defined as “a system of government which is run by the worst, least qualified, or most unscrupulous citizens.” Above is a photo of Cathy Stepp. Until deciding to run for elected office in Wisconsin back in the early 2000s, she ran a residential construction company with her husband. She has no scientific credentials. […]
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Pruitt names high school graduate Cathy Stepp to head the EPA’s Great Lakes Region, where she’ll be responsible for 85% of our nation’s fresh water reserves
Posted in Environment, Michigan, Politics, Uncategorized Also tagged administrative state, anti-environment, Betsy DeVos, Cathy Stepp, clean air, clean water, Department of Education, Department of Energy, DNR, Donald Trump, Enbridge Line 5, environmental catastrophe, environmental protection, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, Flint, global climate change, global warming denial, Great Lakes, Illinois, Indiana, Kakistocracy, Kerry Schumann, League of Conservation Voters, Michigan, Minnesota, natural resources, Ohio, public health, Rick Perry, Scott Pruitt, Scott Walker, Steve Bannon, water quality, Wisconsin 6 Comments
The Republican campaign to kill the EPA comes to Ann Arbor
On Monday at 2:45 PM, there will be a rally outside the Environmental Protection Agency’s National Vehicle and Fuel Emissions Laboratory (NVFEL) at 2565 Plymouth Road, in Ann Arbor. The event, as I understand it, is in response to the Trump administration’s threat to cut a whopping 31% of the EPA’s budget. At the Ann […]
Posted in Ann Arbor, Environment, Uncategorized Also tagged academic research, anti-science, automotive industry, compliance, Debbie Dingell, Donald Trump, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, global climate change, Global Warming, greenhouse gas, Huron Valley Area Labor Federation, National Vehicle and Fuel Emissions Laboratory, NVFEL, Oklahoma, scientific research, scientific review, Scott Pruitt, those anti-science Republicans, transportation, vehicle emissions, VW 7 Comments
Why are we just now finding out the extent of the contamination on Water Street?
Over the past several weeks, it’s come to light that Water Street, the 38-acre parcel of downtown, riverfront property that the City of Ypsilanti has been trying to develop for the past 16 years, may be significantly more toxic than we’d previously been led to believe. What follows is the first of what I’m hoping […]
Posted in Special Projects, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti Also tagged arsenic, Baseline Environmental Assessment, Beth Ernat, Biltmore, Border to Border Trail, brownfield, Brownfield plan, chemicals, Cheryl Farmer, DDCC, development, Document of Due Care and Compliance, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, Farm Bureau, lead, MEDQ, Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, MSHDA, native prairie, oxic Control Substances Act of 1976, PCBs, toxic environment, VOCs, Water Street, Water Street debt reduction millage, Water Street Flats, Water Street Sculpture Park, West Forest 31 Comments