Polluter Pay law

Advocates say election distractions, negotiations, and a slim Democratic majority in the Michigan House have kept a suite of polluter-pay bills stuck in committee.

A now-shuttered metal plating company contaminated a drain in Macomb County last week, and a closed steel plant left corrosive chemicals in puddles in Wayne County. The incidents are leading to renewed calls for the state Legislature to pass recently introduced Polluter Pay bills.

Democrats in the state Legislature have simultaneously introduced bills that would amend the state's pollution cleanup laws. Opponents say they'll drive away business.

A Windsor politician is calling for a bi-national investigation - and an environmental group is calling for the restoration of Michigan's "Polluter Pay"…