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
Flint water recalls Michigan’s botched response to PBB disaster
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Ken Winter relates the crisis to the PBB disaster that occurred 40 years ago.
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
Failures to follow law caused Flint water crisis
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Environmental law expert Nicholas Schroeck breaks down the multiple failures by government that led to the Flint water crisis.
Catch of the Day
Losing the stake in stakeholder
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Lake Superior State University’s annual list of useless words justifies editing quirks and perks.
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.
Echo
Indiana court upholds public right to walk — and sunbathe — on Lake Michigan shore
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The court determined Monday that citizens’ rights extend beyond the water to an administratively established boundary on the shore, regardless of beach ownership.
Water
Great Lakes Month in Review: Flint water crisis
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A recap of the Great Lakes’ biggest environmental stories in November.