Echo
Michigan gov’s DEQ choice reflects comfort with business perspective
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Like Michael Jordan and Barack Obama, Rick Snyder stays in his comfort zone.
Water
Save water? Where’s the urgency?
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If the aspirational goal is achieved for Lake Erie by 2027, that means kids entering second grade next month will be entering college when it is achieved.
Homepage Featured
Park wars: The force is with public trust in Chicago lakefront fight
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City’s mayor joins George Lucas on public policy’s dark side.
Chicago View
Feds too slow with Flint investigation
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How about owning up to responsibility in a timely manner? How about an apology for EPA’s failure to safeguard Flint citizens?
Commentary
Waukesha: Approve, declare victory and move on
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Facts, the law and logic support a yes vote by the Great Lakes governors.
Diversion
Minnesota delay imperils “getting Waukesha right”
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Request undermines impressive progress toward badly needed water stewardship win.
Chicago View
Environmental issues beyond Flint loom for Michigan’s embattled Snyder
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Urban contamination, a controversial pipeline and a Great Lakes diversion proposal are all on his plate.
Water
Blame, deny, repeat; EPA’s pitiful testimony on Flint makes even Snyder look good
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Politics trump citizens of Flint as EPA administrator refuses to accept any responsibility for water mess.
Catch of the Day
From optimism to arrogance: a look at EPA on the eve of another Great Lakes Day
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From algae blooms to the Flint water crisis, problems show the EPA’s transition from optimism to arrogance regarding water quality in the Great Lakes.
Chciago View
Silence was a governmental failure for Flint water
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EPA was a silent enabler of this multi-governmental failure. Yet criticism from some environmental watchdogs is curiously muted.