{"id":4012,"date":"2023-08-25T09:37:24","date_gmt":"2023-08-25T13:37:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/auchtoon.com\/?p=4012"},"modified":"2023-08-25T09:37:24","modified_gmt":"2023-08-25T13:37:24","slug":"relax-the-glass-is-half-empty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/auchtoon.com\/?p=4012","title":{"rendered":"Relax! The Glass Is Half-Empty!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"http:\/\/auchtoon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/JPA408.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"560\" height=\"420\" src=\"http:\/\/auchtoon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/JPA408.jpg\" alt=\"Relax! The Glass Is Half-Empty!\" class=\"wp-image-4013\" srcset=\"http:\/\/auchtoon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/JPA408.jpg 560w, http:\/\/auchtoon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/JPA408-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>So, there were two PFAS-related stories this past week in Michigan \u2014 one positive, one less than positive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The first story:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>The U.S. military has agreed to install groundwater treatment systems to stop the flow of PFAS contamination around the former Wurtsmith Air Force Base in Oscoda \u2014 a move hailed by politicians and local advocates.<\/p><p>The decision,\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.michiganradio.org\/environment-climate-change\/2023-08-23\/pentagon-to-address-pfas-at-wurtsmith-base-near-oscoda\" target=\"_blank\">first announced in Oscoda Wednesday<\/a>, is seen as a first-in-the-nation step by the U.S. Defense Department to take quicker action to contain the compound from spreading, and follows years of criticism from local and state officials about the commitment and pace of military efforts to address the environmental harm.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Hey, you don&#8217;t hear this often, but, &#8220;Good on ya, Defense Department! We appreciate you stepping up to do the right thing.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Naturally, as an editorial cartoonist, I decided to address the second story:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.michiganradio.org\/environment-climate-change\/2023-08-23\/court-rules-against-michigans-restrictions-on-pfas-in-water\" target=\"_blank\">A new state appeals court ruling<\/a>\u00a0would kill Michigan\u2019s restrictions on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) levels in drinking water, if left standing.<\/p><p>The 2-1 ruling stems from a 2021 lawsuit by Minneapolis-based chemical manufacturer 3M, which argued Michigan\u2019s process to develop drinking water standards was \u201crushed and invalid.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>To which 3M stockholders not living in Michigan say, &#8220;Good on ya, 3M! We appreciate you stepping up to do the right thing.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So, there were two PFAS-related stories this past week in Michigan \u2014 one positive, one less than positive. The first story: The U.S. military has agreed to install groundwater treatment systems to stop the flow of PFAS contamination around the former Wurtsmith Air Force Base in Oscoda \u2014 a move hailed by politicians and local [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,13,11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4012","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-editorial-cartoon","category-michiganpress-org","category-michiganradio-org"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/auchtoon.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4012","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/auchtoon.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/auchtoon.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/auchtoon.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/auchtoon.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4012"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/auchtoon.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4012\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4014,"href":"http:\/\/auchtoon.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4012\/revisions\/4014"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/auchtoon.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4012"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/auchtoon.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4012"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/auchtoon.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4012"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}