Echo
Top 10 Great Lakes stories of 2009
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Dec. 31, 2009
Here’s Echo’s pick of 2009’s top Great Lakes environmental stories. How’d we do? Click the headline above to see the entire list of stories or to leave a comment. #1 Climate change
Perhaps it’s no surprise to see a global issue top a list of regional environmental stories of the year. It’s Echo’s top choice not for its worldwide breadth but for its particular impact on the Great Lakes region. The stakes are high for a region with nearly 20 percent of world’s fresh surface water.