The Polluter Pay Legislation sub-series details MEC's participation in various pieces of legislation that dealt with corporate liability for cleaning up polluted areas. The files include correspondence, draft legislation, and related materials.
The Grants series includes applications, correspondence, budgets, and reports related to grants awarded to MEC by a variety of foundations and agencies. Significant files include those detailing MEC's involvement with: the American Foundation, the Beldon Fund (related to ECCO and MEC strategic planning and endowment development), the Frey Foundation (for environmental education and MEC's Land Stewardship Initiative), the Joyce Foundation (various pollution prevention and Great Lakes management initiatives), the Kellogg Foundation (community planning and urban development projects), and the Mott Foundation (MEC's Land Stewardship Initiative and Smart Growth projects).