David Uhlmann, director of the 
ELPP and Law professor, said this 
discussion was part of a career 
series by the Law School to aid 
students in discovering their future 
career paths.
“We sponsor the careers in 
Environmental Law Speaker Series 
to expose students to the range of 
different career opportunities in 
environmental, natural resources 
and energy law,” Uhlmann said.

During his talk, Fisher described 
his career path from summer 
internships as a law student to legal 
counsel for the EPA. Fisher said 
when he graduated law school, he 
faced a ping-pong game of legal 
career decisions, with opportunities 
popping up and being rescinded. 
Tom Mulholland, a Law School 
student who hopes to work in 
environmental law, said he found 
Fisher’s advice on career flexibility 
helpful.
“My main takeaway was to be 
flexible with the career, especially 
at first, because there are a lot of 
different people working on a lot 

of different environmental issues,” 
Mulholland said. “It’s okay to have 
a flexible mindset because then you 
can choose what issues to work on 
when you encounter those issues 
rather than having your mind 
made up beforehand.”
Fisher, who stressed his views 
do not represent those held by the 
EPA, commented on the future of 
climate change policy.
“There’s a lot of work to be done 
on climate change in government,” 
Fisher said. “A lot of it is going on 
in state governments all over the 
country. There are some really 
aggressive, forward-thinking state 

programs that will all be models 
for a potential federal legal regime 
once that finally comes in place.”
Some 
state 
programs 
are 
working 
in 
other 
areas 
of 
environmental 
protection, 
especially regarding safe drinking 
water. Fisher’s talk comes soon 
after the discovery of elevated 
levels of perfluoroalkyl substances 
(PFAS) in Kalamazoo County in 
2018 and the Flint water crisis in 
2014. 

Zingerman’s Bakehouse baker 
Zingerman’s Bakehouse baker 

Dan Michniewicz entered the 
Dan Michniewicz entered the 
City Council race for the seat in 
City Council race for the seat in 
Ann Arbor’s Ward 5 on Monday. 
Ann Arbor’s Ward 5 on Monday. 
Michniewicz, a self-described 
Michniewicz, a self-described 
democratic 
socialist 
activist, 
democratic 
socialist 
activist, 

will be contesting progressive 
will be contesting progressive 
democrat Erica Briggs for the 
democrat Erica Briggs for the 
seat that Councilmember Chip 
seat that Councilmember Chip 
Smith, D-Ward 5, currently 
Smith, D-Ward 5, currently 
holds.
holds.

Smith announced in October 
Smith announced in October 

he will not be running for 
he will not be running for 
re-election and told The Daily 
re-election and told The Daily 
that he will be supporting 
that he will be supporting 
Briggs. 
Briggs. 

“I am supporting Erica Briggs 
“I am supporting Erica Briggs 

because she’s uber-professional, 
because she’s uber-professional, 
knowledgeable about the key 
knowledgeable about the key 
issues facing the city, well 
issues facing the city, well 
connected to the ward, a great 
connected to the ward, a great 
listener and advocate,” Smith 
listener and advocate,” Smith 
said.
said.

Michniewicz 
has 
been 
Michniewicz 
has 
been 

endorsed in Huron Valley by 
endorsed in Huron Valley by 
the Democratic Socialists of 
the Democratic Socialists of 
America 
(DSA), 
the 
largest 
America 
(DSA), 
the 
largest 

national socialist organization, 
national socialist organization, 
which has an increasing number 
which has an increasing number 
of members pursuing offices in 
of members pursuing offices in 
Michigan.
Michigan.

Michniewicz told The Daily 
Michniewicz told The Daily 

his 
main 
platforms 
involve 
his 
main 
platforms 
involve 

advocating for workers’ and 
advocating for workers’ and 
tenants’ 
rights 
within 
Ann 
tenants’ 
rights 
within 
Ann 

Arbor by addressing the lack 
Arbor by addressing the lack 
of 
affordable 
housing 
and 
of 
affordable 
housing 
and 

accomplishing the city’s carbon 
accomplishing the city’s carbon 
neutrality goals. He emphasized 
neutrality goals. He emphasized 
setting 
realistic 
goals 
and 
setting 
realistic 
goals 
and 

following through with them via 
following through with them via 
local government. 
local government. 

“We’re looking to stop a trend 
“We’re looking to stop a trend 

that we see with the city, of 
that we see with the city, of 
setting these goals and making 
setting these goals and making 
these promises and then coming 
these promises and then coming 
nowhere 
near 
accomplishing 
nowhere 
near 
accomplishing 

them,” Michniewicz said. 
them,” Michniewicz said. 

With 
regard 
to 
carbon 
With 
regard 
to 
carbon 

neutrality, 
Michniewicz 
neutrality, 
Michniewicz 

explained the city must make 
explained the city must make 
large scale changes to address 
large scale changes to address 
this issue effectively, tackling 
this issue effectively, tackling 
energy production specifically. 
energy production specifically. 

“The city in the fall passed a 
“The city in the fall passed a 

resolution to be carbon neutral 
resolution to be carbon neutral 
by 2030, and since more than 
by 2030, and since more than 
50 percent of the city’s carbon 
50 percent of the city’s carbon 

emissions come from electricity, 
emissions come from electricity, 
we’re not going to meet those 
we’re not going to meet those 
goals unless we deal with 
goals unless we deal with 
production 
and 
specifically 
production 
and 
specifically 

the 
production 
of 
energy,” 
the 
production 
of 
energy,” 

Michniewicz said. 
Michniewicz said. 

Michniewicz currently serves 
Michniewicz currently serves 

on the Washtenaw County Food 
on the Washtenaw County Food 
Policy Council in addition to 
Policy Council in addition to 
being a precinct delegate for the 
being a precinct delegate for the 
Washtenaw County Democratic 
Washtenaw County Democratic 
Party. He has been a director of 
Party. He has been a director of 
the Inter-Cooperative Council 
the Inter-Cooperative Council 
of Ann Arbor and a local and 
of Ann Arbor and a local and 
national leader in the DSA.
national leader in the DSA.

Michniewicz 
highlighted 
Michniewicz 
highlighted 

many of the struggles that 
many of the struggles that 
low-wage workers face in Ann 
low-wage workers face in Ann 
Arbor, in addition to his own 
Arbor, in addition to his own 
experience, which he aims to use 
experience, which he aims to use 
to help increase representation 
to help increase representation 
of workers and renters.
of workers and renters.

“I 
think 
something 
like 
“I 
think 
something 
like 

that’s 
important, 
a 
renters’ 
that’s 
important, 
a 
renters’ 

commission, because in terms 
commission, because in terms 
of who calls the shots in local 
of who calls the shots in local 
government, and in Ann Arbor 
government, and in Ann Arbor 
specifically, renters don’t really 
specifically, renters don’t really 
have a voice, they are less likely 
have a voice, they are less likely 
to vote and a lot of times working 
to vote and a lot of times working 
people can’t even afford to rent 
people can’t even afford to rent 

in the city,” Michniewicz said. 
in the city,” Michniewicz said. 
“A lot of local politicians will 
“A lot of local politicians will 
talk about the plight of low-
talk about the plight of low-
wage workers or renters or 
wage workers or renters or 
people who can’t afford to live 
people who can’t afford to live 
here and have to commute in, 
here and have to commute in, 
but I work with these people 
but I work with these people 
and I organize with them and 
and I organize with them and 
I’m one of them.”
I’m one of them.”

Michniewicz 
summarized 
Michniewicz 
summarized 

his platform by highlighting the 
his platform by highlighting the 
necessity for new leadership 
necessity for new leadership 
in Ann Arbor to fully achieve 
in Ann Arbor to fully achieve 
the changes promised by the 
the changes promised by the 
government. 
government. 

“If we’re tallying up the 
“If we’re tallying up the 

promises made by the city in 
promises made by the city in 
terms of affordable housing, in 
terms of affordable housing, in 
terms of community relations 
terms of community relations 
with the police, we haven’t 
with the police, we haven’t 
really made a lot of progress on 
really made a lot of progress on 
those,” Michniewicz said. “And 
those,” Michniewicz said. “And 
I fear that we might see the same 
I fear that we might see the same 
thing happen with our carbon 
thing happen with our carbon 
neutrality goals if we don’t have 
neutrality goals if we don’t have 
new political leadership that’s 
new political leadership that’s 
willing to address the climate 
willing to address the climate 
crisis at the necessary scale.” 
crisis at the necessary scale.” 

Reporter Hannah Mackay can 
Reporter Hannah Mackay can 

be reached at mackayh@umich.
be reached at mackayh@umich.
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