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Michigan Dips Toe Into Great Lakes Compact

LANSING, Michigan — Michigan’s House and Senate each passed bills Wednesday to protect Great Lakes water from diversion to thirsty outsiders in the future but stopped short of approving legislation required to implement the eight-state Great Lakes Regional Compact. Environmental groups said the move was a step forward, but without teeth. Source : The Detroit […]

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Compact Impact: Great Lakes Legislation Now Active

As the Great Lakes Compact goes into effect to protect Midwest waterways, some politicians call for unquestioning support, while others insist that its weaknesses must be addressed. Environmental attorney and activist Jim Olson continues his participation in the Michigan Citizens for Water Conservation, as Michigan State Senator Patty Birkholz rallies for unanimous acceptance. Source: Progress […]

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Op-ed: Though the Compact is Signed, Great Lakes are Still at Risk

TOLEDO, Ohio — What seems like a near-perfect deal to protect the Great Lakes watershed deserves further thought, suggests Dave Dempsey in and editorial published in the Toledo Blade: The Great Lakes Compact took 10 years to write and pass, generated a thousand adoring news releases, and now goes off to Washington for what the […]