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Michigan Environmental Council’s James Clift discusses waste disposal, energy policy

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James Clift of the Michigan Environmental Council says homeowners need to have their septic system drained periodically.

Dr. Kirk Heinze and Michigan Environmental Council policy director James Clift discuss some of the most important issues facing our state in the coming months.

The Michigan Environmental Council is a coalition of more than 70 organizations across our state. It focuses on a number of key issues, from clean energy to environmental justice to land use.

With the Paris Global Climate Summit, the Pope’s recent climate encyclical and so many issues on so many fronts, Greening of the Great Lakes host Kirk Heinze recently spoke with MEC policy director James Clift.

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