From Planet Detroit:
State Rep. Donavan McKinney and Sen. Stephanie Chang, both Detroit Democrats, introduced the Protecting Overburdened Communities Act (SB 479 and HB 4742) this month, which would require state environmental regulators to consider the cumulative health impacts of multiple pollution sources, such as industrial facilities and truck traffic, when reviewing permit applications.
McKinney, who grew up on Detroit’s northeast side, said he and his brother developed asthma at an early age and worries his children may face the same fate.
Michigan’s Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy currently looks at individual pollution sources in isolation when granting air quality permits, McKinney said during a Tuesday press conference.