Michigan Citizens for Water Conservation v. Nestlé Waters of America, Inc, 479 Mich. ----; --- NW2d ----
Michigan Citizens for Water Conservation v. Nestle Waters of America, Inc, 479 Mich. ----; --- NW2d ---- , is a case in which both the majority and dissent have arrived at a logical decision making approach premised upon the underlying public policy that legislation is to be read purely for and restricted to its writing versus the legislative intent. What needs to be done for this legislation to be read in the broader sense than environmental policies are to be protected and all of the public has the right to such protection is that legislation should simply state that. All that is needed is something along the lines of: "Individuals have a right to seek relief under this Act", then the issue would be moot. However, even without such language, one can read the present legislation as contemplating individuals, even those indirectly affected, have a right to seek the environmental protections of the Act.
