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Category: Equity and Environmental Justice

Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Advocacy, Budget, Drinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Industry, News, Policy, Politics, Region, Water Quality, Waterfront Development, Who We Are and What We Do

Some Great Lakes governors make water quality a top priority in first budgets and actions

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now March 7, 2019November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Advocacy, Agriculture, Budget, Drinking Water, Energy, Equity and Environmental Justice, Industry, Lake Erie, News, Policy, Politics, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

The Lake Erie Bill of Rights

by GLN Editor February 25, 2019November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Advocacy, Agriculture, Energy, Equity and Environmental Justice, Industry, Lake Erie, News, Ohio, Policy, Politics, Region, Waterfront Development, Who We Are and What We Do

The Global Movement in Local Courts

by Sandra Svoboda February 25, 2019November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Advocacy, Budget, Equity and Environmental Justice, Industry, Lake Erie, Municipalities, News, Ohio, Politics, Region, Who We Are and What We Do

Making Waves at the Ballot Box

by Sandra Svoboda February 25, 2019November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Advocacy, Agriculture, Budget, Energy, Equity and Environmental Justice, Industry, Lake Erie, News, Ohio, Politics, Region, Who We Are and What We Do

Threat to Business

by James Proffitt, Great Lakes Now February 25, 2019November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Advocacy, Budget, Enbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines, Equity and Environmental Justice, Industry, News, Politics, Protect, Who We Are and What We Do

New Great Lakes governors: Fast starts, slow transitions and early divisive politics

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now February 12, 2019November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Advocacy, Equity and Environmental Justice, Lake Ontario, Municipalities, News, Ontario, Politics, Region, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Who We Are and What We Do

Ontario government backtracks on developer-friendly bill threatening clean water

by Andrew Reeves January 30, 2019November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Advocacy, Drinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Flint, News, Policy, Politics, Protect, The States, Water Quality, Who We Are and What We Do

Can new crop of Great Lakes politicians turn the tide on drinking water quality?

by Gary Wilson, Great Lakes Now January 29, 2019November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Climate, Drinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Lake Erie, News, Ohio, Politics, Protect, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Water Withdrawals, Who We Are and What We Do

Lake Erie Bill of Rights finally on ballot, then challenged again

by James Proffitt, Great Lakes Now January 23, 2019November 9, 2025
Posted inAbout Great Lakes Now, Advocacy, Drinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Industry, Lake Erie, Municipalities, News, Ohio, Policy, Politics, Region, Water Quality, Waterfront Development, Who We Are and What We Do

“Rights of Nature” initiative for Lake Erie stalls in Toledo

by James Proffitt, Great Lakes Now December 18, 2018November 9, 2025

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