Chicago View
Great Lakes: The Trump Effect
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Expectations are low. But if Trump delivers on Lake Erie and Flint, he’ll deliver for the voters who delivered for him.
Commentary
Great Lakes road trip makes the complex simple
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Common sense questions at symposium force commentator out of comfort zone.
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.
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?
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.
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.
Water
EPA’s role in Flint crisis, Snyder’s environmental record
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The Flint water crisis is an environmental story that highlights the risks of taking natural resources–like drinking water–for granted.
Water
Who are those who quietly toil for the Great Lakes?
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Thomas Hardy and the Tao Te Ching point the way.