{"id":5571,"date":"2020-01-29T20:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-01-29T20:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/senatedems.com\/chang\/?p=5571"},"modified":"2020-01-29T20:00:00","modified_gmt":"2020-01-29T20:00:00","slug":"chang-on-whitmer-call-to-protect-environment-public-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.senatedems.com\/chang\/2020\/01\/29\/chang-on-whitmer-call-to-protect-environment-public-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Chang on Whitmer call to protect environment, public health"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>LANSING&nbsp;\u2014&nbsp;Sen.<strong>&nbsp;Stephanie Chang&nbsp;<\/strong>(D\u2013Detroit)&nbsp;has issued the following statement on Gov. Gretchen Whitmer\u2019s State of the State address, during which she&nbsp;asked lawmakers and state departments to toughen pollution inspections&nbsp;and enforcement procedures&nbsp;to keep Michiganders safe:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAs lawmakers, it&nbsp;is&nbsp;our job to help protect the environment and the public\u2019s health, and that includes holding bad actors accountable for polluting our air and water.&nbsp;I will&nbsp;continue to&nbsp;work hard alongside this administration to&nbsp;advance environmental justice and&nbsp;safeguard&nbsp;Michiganders&nbsp;from toxic chemicals such as PFAS,&nbsp;lead, and toxic air emissions,&nbsp;because no one should have to worry if the water they drink or the air they breathe is making them sick.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>###&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Sen. Chang<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>represents Senate District 1 in Wayne County that includes the cities of Detroit, Ecorse, Gibraltar, River Rouge, Riverview, Trenton, Woodhaven, and Wyandotte, and the townships of Grosse Ile and Brownstown.<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LANSING&nbsp;\u2014&nbsp;Sen.&nbsp;Stephanie Chang&nbsp;(D\u2013Detroit)&nbsp;has issued the following statement on Gov. 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