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Environmental Priorities

The Michigan League of Conservation Voters Education Fund is dedicated to helping you learn about the most pressing issues facing Michigan’s natural resources … and providing you with the resources to get involved in the protecting what’s most valuable to you.

Every two years, the staff and board members of Michigan LCV Education Fund collaborate with qualified experts and environmental allies to breakdown the complex issues facing our state. After identifying the top priorities for our state, we develop real-world recommendations that will help preserve Michigan for future generations.

Below are summaries of our top priorities and recommendations for 2009 – 2010. Each priority is accompanied by links that allow you to download more information, as well as inform you about opportunities for you to get involved through the Michigan Action Project (MAP).

MAP is a collaborative project with other top-notch conservation organizations around the state, such as the Michigan Environmental Council, National Wildlife Federation, and Michigan United Conservation Clubs. MAP uses state-of-the-art technology to provide you with updates on breaking news as well as features to make your voice heard at all levels of government in Michigan. Please sign up and start taking action today!

Secure Adequate and Sustainable State Funding for Environmental Protection and Conservation

Inadequate conservation funding undermines Michigan’s future. Michigan has a constitutional mandate to conserve and protect our incredible natural resources and to protect its citizens from toxic pollution. We must find a permanent and stable funding source that enables Michigan to invest in our environment and protect human health.

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Address the Threat of Global Warming in Michigan

Global warming threatens our natural resources and our very way of life. It is one of the most urgent and complex problems we, as a society, face today. Our state legislature and governor must be part of the solution by implementing policies that protect our land, air, and water against the threat of global warming.

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Protect Our Children's Health

Children are more vulnerable to toxins and pollution than adults. Michigan needs to provide for their well-being by assuring the safety of the toys, products, chemicals, and air to which they are exposed every day.

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Protect and Restore Michigan's Water

Touching four of the Great Lakes, harboring more than 11,000 inland lakes, and enjoying more that 36,000 miles of rivers and stream, Michigan depends on water, loves water and is water. It defines our people and our place. It is critically important — in a state surrounded by water — that we not take for granted this precious resource. With global warming, over-consumption and poor land use practices threatening water supplies regionally, nationally and worldwide, we must take responsible steps to protect both the quantity and quality of our water.

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