Western students connect with legislators to advocate for environmental policies

Contact: Erin Flynn
April 22, 2021

KALAMAZOO, Mich.—From drinking water and air quality to renewable energy, environmental policy decisions impact every facet of our lives. Instead of just learning about the impacts, a group of Western Michigan University students got the opportunity to urge lawmakers to take action.

"It was an experience I've never had before," says Mitchell Denolf, a senior from Grand Rapids, Michigan, studying integrated supply management. "I've been to some town council meetings when I was younger but never had the opportunity to actually have that back-and-forth discussion with a representative myself."

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