{"id":5025,"date":"2019-02-04T19:42:02","date_gmt":"2019-02-04T19:42:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/senatedems.com\/brinks\/?p=5025"},"modified":"2019-02-04T19:42:02","modified_gmt":"2019-02-04T19:42:02","slug":"brinks-on-whitmer-reorganization-of-deq-prioritizing-water","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.senatedems.com\/brinks\/2019\/02\/04\/brinks-on-whitmer-reorganization-of-deq-prioritizing-water\/","title":{"rendered":"Brinks on Whitmer reorganization of DEQ, prioritizing water"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>LANSING, Mich. \u2014 State Sen. <strong>Winnie Brinks<\/strong> (D-Grand Rapids) issued the following statement on Gov. Gretchen Whitmer\u2019s decision to prioritize Michigan&#8217;s water resources by <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/e62fb840a14e4f8aa0bf7824666ff4b5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">creating the Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy and expanding the Michigan PFAS Action Response Team<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cEnsuring families in West Michigan \u2014 and communities across our state \u2014 have safe, clean water must be a priority. These executive orders are another step forward, and I am grateful for the Whitmer administration\u2019s readiness and support to address PFAS contamination. I look forward to working with Gov. Whitmer and the expanded Michigan PFAS Action Response Team to safeguard our water and hold polluters accountable.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>###<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LANSING, Mich. \u2014 State Sen. Winnie Brinks (D-Grand Rapids) issued the following statement on Gov. 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