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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 […]
Drinking Water Diversion Proposed For Out Of Basin City
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 […]
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 […]
YOUR GLOBAL RUNDOWN A report from UN officials called for water equity between Palestine and Israel. A pipeline failure on California’s coast leaked more than 100,000 gallons of oil into the Pacific Ocean and a protected wetland. Tropical Cyclone Shaheen tore through the country of Oman this weekend as nearby countries stay on high alert. […]
Should Michiganders be worried?
Despite its abundance, is groundwater a second-class citizen?
In shift from coal and oil, water use and quality hang in the balance.
Governors vote to allow Wisconsin city to use Lake Michigan water in first exception to binational agreement.
Approval of Wisconsin city’s request for Lake Michigan water is first test of bi-national agreement.
A regional committee found that the city meets the requirements for an out-of-basin diversion, with conditions.
States and provinces have made significant strides to prevent diversions of Great Lakes water, but more should be done, report finds. By Codi Kozacek Circle of Blue In a resounding endorsement of applying public trust principles to limit contemporary threats to the Great Lakes, the International Joint Commission recommended in its newest report that U.S. […]
