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This falls in the category of things that are so bizarre that you can’t make them up: Last week nearly one-third of Great Lakes senators voted against protecting citizens from the effects of mercury pollution.
EPA is creating an advisory committee for Great Lakes restoration.
If this is indeed an attempt to “simplify governance around the Great Lakes,” here’s my advice for creating this board.
Is predictive modeling of Chicago’s beach health sufficient?
Just when is it safe to let your kids swim in Chicago waters?
Apparently you make the call.
The White House’s recently accelerated a plan to permanently protect the Great Lakes from Asian carp. But many environmentalists are less than impressed.
The Chicago Tribune recently reported an obituary of sorts on the death of facts. Here’s a regional spin on that observation.
It’s two days from another Earth Day and you can put me in the camp that believes the day has long outlived its usefulness.
Earth Day long ago devolved to the point where it reeks of symbolism over substance.
Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin recently came out against issuing a permit to keep the S.S. Badger operating on Lake Michigan. That’s an easy call seeing as the old coal-fired ferry doesn’t provide jobs in his state.
Are we focusing on finding a cure instead of preventing environmental problems in the Great Lakes region?
Great Lakes news never stops – and this week brought us the good, the bad and the unknown.
From the planned shutdowns of archaic coal plants to the ongoing carp drama, there’s never a dull moment in the basin.
Carp catch readers’ attention. But at what cost? Do such stories drown out the less flashy yet important Great Lakes stories?