President Bush added the final signatory touch to the long awaited Great Lakes Compact on Friday. Now it is up to the Great Lakes states to begin implementing the legislation.

“Together, we have taken a major step to protect the Great Lakes. I am hopeful that this historic cooperation will enable us to accelerate our future efforts,” Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle, chairman of the Council of Great Lakes Governors, told MLive.

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Source: MLive