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Commentary
It’s natural to protect our greatest resource. We do it instinctively at all costs with our homes. Why not our water? If you were a state privileged to have 200 miles of shoreline on 20 per cent of Earth’s fresh surface water you’d guard its integrity with your life, right? Not Ohio. Continue Reading →
A group of 114 mayors of U.S. and Canadian cities may be best equipped to influence Great Lakes policy. Continue Reading →
Other Great Lakes pols could learn something from the leaders of the region’s cities. Continue Reading →
How will Detroit and its neighboring counties deal with the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department in the bankruptcy proceedings? Continue Reading →
At the end of each month, we check in with Echo commentator Gary Wilson for updates on environmental stories from around the Basin. Click on the audio clip above for today’s Great Lakes Month in Review which discusses efforts to keep Asian carp and Waukesha, Wis., out of Lake Michigan. This segment is produced as part of a partnership with WKAR’s Current State public affairs program. More radio news about the Great Lakes environment can be found on Current State every Tuesday as part of our partnership. Continue Reading →
Weak recycling efforts and a tardy response to water quality concerns hardly lead the way to turning Chicago the same color as its river on St. Patrick’s Day. Continue Reading →
Editor’s note: Great Lakes Echo commentator Gary Wilson sat down with Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder in Chicago for a one-on-one interview Friday. Here’s Wilson’s take on what the governor had to say. Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder brought his Great Lakes message to Chicago today as the region’s governors gathered in Chicago for an annual meeting. Snyder co-chairs the Council of Great Lakes Governors with Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn. The two executives revived the dormant governors group on Mackinac Island last year and the Chicago meeting is an attempt to maintain momentum. Continue Reading →
Commentary
Wall Street’s incessant past performance is no guarantee of future results disclaimer has applications to Great Lakes issues too. Here’s what I mean. The period between 2004 and 2009 were heady days for the Great Lakes and their advocates. In that short span, President George W. Bush signed off on the concept of federal support for Great Lakes restoration and President Barack Obama started funding it. Bush also signed into law the Great Lakes Compact. Continue Reading →
At the end of each month Current State checks in with Great Lakes commentator and journalist Gary Wilson for updates on environmental stories from around the Basin. Continue Reading →
Aggressive action is needed to tackle 2014 key Great Lakes decisions: What do we do about Lake Erie algae, Asian carp and water diversion? Continue Reading →