 ccrp poll evironmental justice  you can now comment on stories and polls let us know how you feel about the issues new poll overview representative rashida tlaib d has introduced house bill 4901 that would require to establish a process whereby a relative handful of individuals could force the state to create and impose an action plan for addressing claims that various human activities affecting the environment have a disparate impact on an identified minority or lowincome population this plan potentially could include imposing more rigid environmental regulations and standards in a particular community than apply in the rest of the state the bill would create a number of new state government environmental justice boards and positions environmental justice involves the interaction of health problems caused by exposure to pollution complicated by a host of social factors including poverty poor education crime violence lack of resources and political disenfranchisement in 2007 governor granholm issued an executive directive ed 200723 which required the department of environmental quality to produce an annual report to the governor on state activities to promote environmental justice the policy develops both a plan for the department of environmental quality and the government of the state of michigan as a whole in this policy environmental justice means the fair nondiscriminatory treatment and meaningful involvement of michigan residents regarding the development implementation and enforcement of environmental laws regulations and policies by this state however as of february 1 2011 no report s have been produced and various parts of the policy are still seeking implementation what governor granholm couldn rsquo t get implemented by executuve order rep rashida tlaib now wants to accomplish by statute house bill 4901 link  http wwwlegislaturemigov 28s 2815ykftyn1saa3kzfaw0bjerv 2929 milegaspx page getobject objectname 2011hb4901  new poll question should the legislature create an environmental justice regulatory regime by passing house bill 4901 yes no undecided to vote in this poll click on this link http wwwclintoncountygoporg content shouldlegislaturecreate e2809cenvironmentaljustice e2809dregulatoryregimepassinghousebill4901  to enter your comments click on add new comment after you vote previous poll question should the state require voters to affirm they are a us citizen when voting or applying for an absentee ballot yes 91 no 9 undecided 0 one comment was made on this poll question comment 1 why does the description of this bill keep using was a citizen rather than is a citizen it makes a big difference what does the bill say   all emails addresses  