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AdvocacyAuthorsBudgetDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeGary WilsonIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeRegionWaterfront Development
Some Great Lakes governors make water quality a top priority in first budgets and actions
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Tuesday told legislators who have to approve her budget that she wants Michigan to take a new path where “every community has clean safe drinking water.”
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Great Lakes shipping industry united on Soo Locks as priority
Great Lakes shipping industry leaders are united on their priorities heading into the 2019 season with securing funding for the Soo Locks at the top of the agenda.
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Great Lake Gets Great Rights
Voters approved the Lake Erie Bill of Rights in a landslide this week.
Some 61 percent of voters favored the measure with 39 percent voting against it, according to Lucas County Board of Elections unofficial results.James Proffitt, Great Lakes Now -
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The Lake Erie Bill of Rights
- by GLN EditorIn advance of this week’s vote on a measure that would grant Lake Erie certain legal status, Great Lakes Now is bringing a variety of perspectives about the issue with these extended conversations.
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AdvocacyAuthorsBudgetEquity and Environmental JusticeIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake ErieMunicipalitiesNewsOhioPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeRegionSandra Svoboda
Making Waves at the Ballot Box
- by Sandra SvobodaResidents of Toledo will have the Lake Erie Bill of Rights on their ballots in a special election on Feb. 26.
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Threat to Business
The 8,000 member businesses of the Ohio Chamber of Commerce’s would be undermined by the Lake Erie Bill of Rights if it passes and is enacted, says a spokesman for the group.
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AdvocacyAuthorsBudgetEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesEquity and Environmental JusticeGary WilsonIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtect
New Great Lakes governors: Fast starts, slow transitions and early divisive politics
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer articulated a big water agenda in her election campaign and wasted no time acting on it when she assumed office.
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AdvocacyAuthorsBudgetDrinking WaterJohn HartigMichiganNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectRecreational Hunting and FishingRegionThe StatesU.S. and Canadian Federal Governments
John Dingell – A Conservation Hero As Remembered by John Hartig
- by John HartigThroughout his life Dingell was a congressional page, a park ranger, a Second Lieutenant in the U.S. Army during World War II, an assistant county prosecutor, and always a lover of the great outdoors.
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Will new Illinois governor revive state’s interest in the Great Lakes?
With a new governor leading, will Illinois fall into step more closely with other states and the Canadian provinces in the basin, at least on some issues?
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Snyder reflects on his Great Lakes record in one-on-one interview
- by GLN EditorIn a private interview with Detroit Public Television’s Great Lakes Now, outgoing Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder said he is proud of his Great Lakes accomplishments during his eight-year tenure as governor.
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