 next deq director promises pragmatic approach dan wyant the new director of michigan s department of environmental quality believes that economic growth and environmental protection are not mutually exclusive and he says the snyder administration will be pragmatic and innovative in when it comes to preserving and protecting michigan s environment what are some of his ideas for reaching these goals read more about him and his ideas for safeguarding michigan s natural resources at  wwwmlivecom politics indexssf 201012 nextdeqdirectorpromisesprahtml 108  