Fracking, Water Quality Subject of Presentation at Chelsea Retirement Community

Chelsea Retirement Community will host a free program titled “Fracking and Water Protection,” on Jan. 31 at 3 p.m.

James Clift, policy director for the Michigan Environmental Council, will speak about fracking, a controversial process of extracting natural gas from shale rock layers deep within the earth.

Clift is a graduate of Central Michigan University and Wayne State University Law School. He has taught or lectured at schools across the state including the University of Michigan, Michigan State University, Oakland University, Wayne State University and Central Michigan University, according to a press release.

Clift also worked at the Michigan Senate and served as a policy director, where he supervised a 12-member policy staff that was primarily responsible for environmental protection issues.

For more information, contact Hazel Mead, independent living and events coordinator, 433-1000, Ext. 7433.

The presentation will take place at 3 p.m. and is open to the public.