Michigan is home to 18,812 contaminated sites, with most nowhere near cleanup. The state relies on taxpayers instead of polluting companies to fund remediation after repealing polluter pay laws in 1995.
Michigan is home to 18,812 contaminated sites, with most nowhere near cleanup. The state relies on taxpayers instead of polluting companies to fund remediation after repealing polluter pay laws in 1995.
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