{"id":5151,"date":"2019-02-04T17:56:09","date_gmt":"2019-02-04T17:56:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/senatedems.com\/chang\/?p=5151"},"modified":"2019-02-04T17:56:09","modified_gmt":"2019-02-04T17:56:09","slug":"sen-chang-on-governor-restructuring-environmental-agency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.senatedems.com\/chang\/2019\/02\/04\/sen-chang-on-governor-restructuring-environmental-agency\/","title":{"rendered":"Sen. Chang on governor restructuring environmental agency"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>LANSING, Mich. \u2013 State Sen.&nbsp;<strong>Stephanie Chang<\/strong>&nbsp;(D\u2013Detroit) today issued the following statement on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/e62fb840a14e4f8aa0bf7824666ff4b5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Gov. Gretchen Whitmer\u2019s executive orders to create the Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy and reorganize the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) under it<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;There are too many in Detroit, Downriver and around our state who are rightfully concerned about the quality and affordability of the water they drink and the air they breathe, because of the health problems they experience. I am optimistic that Gov. Whitmer\u2019s directive to reorganize MDEQ and create an Office of the Environmental Justice Public Advocate will allow an opportunity for environmental justice issues to be addressed \u2014 and for wrongs to be righted \u2014 for communities disproportionately impacted by pollution, or water that\u2019s been contaminated or priced out of their reach.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>###<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LANSING, Mich. \u2013 State Sen.&nbsp;Stephanie Chang&nbsp;(D\u2013Detroit) today issued the following statement on&nbsp;Gov. 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