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.
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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.
Common sense questions at symposium force commentator out of comfort zone.
Like Michael Jordan and Barack Obama, Rick Snyder stays in his comfort zone.
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.
How about owning up to responsibility in a timely manner? How about an apology for EPA’s failure to safeguard Flint citizens?
Urban contamination, a controversial pipeline and a Great Lakes diversion proposal are all on his plate.
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.
EPA was a silent enabler of this multi-governmental failure. Yet criticism from some environmental watchdogs is curiously muted.
The Flint water crisis is an environmental story that highlights the risks of taking natural resources–like drinking water–for granted.
Thomas Hardy and the Tao Te Ching point the way.