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In the U.S., environmental change gets green light Environmental groups want pact controlling Great Lakes water strengthened |
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News Chicago Tribune (11/19) After eight years of disappointment, frustration and legal wrangling with the Bush administration, environmental groups think Barack Obama could be the nation's greenest president. Environmental groups want pact controlling Great Lakes water strengthened The Associated Press (11/18) A coalition of environmental groups wants to amend a recently enacted Great Lakes water management compact, contending it has loopholes that could enable water grabs by multinational corporations. COMMENTARY: Obama sympathetic to Great Lakes issues Detroit Free Press (11/15) The financial mess means that whatever Obama hopes for environmental issues -- and as a Chicagoan he's very sympathetic toward the Great Lakes -- he won't be able to do much that requires new expenditures. COMMENTARY: Michigan benefits if Congress passes public lands bill The Detroit News (11/14) The Beaver Basin Wilderness Designation is one agreement among 15 wilderness proposals from 8 different states -- and a total of 140 pieces of public land proposals -- bundled together in an Omnibus Public Lands Bill. 'Flow' takes on global water crisis The Record Eagle (11/14) The New York Times called "Flow" a "three-alarm warning" about "our planet's most essential resource -- and third-largest industry." It said the documentary was "less depressing than galvanizing, an informed and heartfelt examination of the tug of war between public health and private interests." Waukesha unveils details of Lake Michigan water plan The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (11/13) Acting under provisions of the Great Lakes Water Compact, Waukesha officials revealed details Thursday of plans to seek Lake Michigan water and return treated wastewater to the lake, likely via Underwood Creek in Wauwatosa. COMMENTARY: Environmentalists should back Dingell The Detroit News (11/11) U.S. Rep. John Dingell, longtime powerful chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, is being challenged for committee leadership by California Congressman Henry Waxman, the committee's No. 2 man. Michigan aims to hit the ground running with Great Lakes Plan The Bay City Times (11/9) When President-elect Barack Obama takes office on Jan. 20, Michigan aims to be ready. The Michigan Great Lakes Plan will be on his desk. All the new president will have left to do is help us get it done. EDITORIAL: Obama needs to deliver on Great Lakes promises The Toledo Blade (11/9) Once Obamania's over, let's hold him accountable for delivering on his Great Lakes promises. Like that $5 billion pledge he made for Great Lakes restoration. COMMENTARY: Coordinated effort needed to stymie invasive species Duluth News Tribune (11/9) Filthy ballast water dumped to port, pristine discharge to starboard: Steve Lindstrom’s editorial cartoon section incisively illustrated the choices to be made in maintaining commerce on the Great Lakes and protecting waters from disease and invasive species. Green groups cheer Great Lakes advocate Rahm Emanuel's new post The Plain Dealer (11/7) Environmental groups celebrated Thursday as U.S. Rep. Rahm Emanuel accepted the president-elect's offer to become White House chief of staff, officials said. Obama takes Ohio, Michigan, wins presidency in landslide The Toledo Blade (11/5) Ohio joined a national landslide in electing the popular U.S. senator from the nearby Great Lakes state of Illinois to be the 44th president of the United States. EDITORIAL: Key political environment The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (11/5) Minnesotans gave a resounding "yes" to the Clean Water, Land and Legacy Amendment. The measure amends the Minnesota constitution and will generate an estimated $275 million to be dedicated to projects for clean water, natural resources, parks, trails and the arts. EDITORIAL: Find compromise on fish virus testing Sheboygan Press (11/4) The decision to delay the implementation of proposed federal VHS rules to contain a deadly fish virus is the right one. These rules would have required the testing of farm-raised sport fish and baitfish within 72 hours of shipment, which turns out to be impractical for fish farmers. Great Lakes governors want answers on carp barrier Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (11/1) The Great Lakes governors want answers from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Coast Guard as to why they have not switched on the new $9 million electric fish barrier designed to keep the dreaded Asian carp from invading the lakes. New policy coming on global warming, climate change The Gary Post-Tribune (10/29) Regardless who becomes the next president of the United States, Americans will be seeing a new policy on global warming and climate change. People will get tax credits for buying hybrid cars that get better gas mileage and emit less pollution. Water rights issue hinges on state constitutional change Dayton Daily News (10/29) Creating a state constitutional amendment that protects private property owners' use of ground and surface water on their land is the goal of Issue 3, a proposal with an unusual history. Great Lakes chambers of commerce push business agenda in D.C. The Plain Dealer (10/23) Business leaders in Cleveland and Akron have joined colleagues across the Great Lakes to push for a new federal policy and funds to build transportation hubs, pump up research, attract foreign talent and ease movement of goods at the Canadian border, among other goals. |
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