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A coalition of Detroit women is pushing Michigan lawmakers to pass the Protecting Overburdened Communities Act, which would require state regulators to consider a community's cumulative pollution burden before approving new industrial permits.
According to Planet Detroit, in reporting by The 19th's Ebony JJ Curry, republished by Planet Detroit, a coalition of Detroit women is pushing Michigan lawmakers to pass the Protecting Overburdened Communities Act, which would require state regulators to consider a community's cumulative pollution burden before approving new industrial permits. Strait has not independently confirmed this.
Why we're watching: per a September 2025 Detroit City Council resolution, the bills SB 479 and HB 4742 carry the council's formal support, and we will cover the Lansing votes directly when they land.
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