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What's New Interview: DEQ on the safety of fracking The Environment Report (5/10) A representative from the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, which regulates hydraulic fracturing - or fracking - in the state, provides some insight as to the safety of the drilling and gas extraction processes. EDITORIAL: Not good enough The Toledo Blade (5/2) A new bill approved by the Ohio House fails to protect adequately the groundwater and tributaries that replenish Lake Erie, by allowing too much leeway for withdrawals from streams. State gives approval for copper, silver mine in UP Soo Evening News (5/1) Michigan environmental regulators say they’ve approved plans for a copper and silver mine in the far western Upper Peninsula. Great Lakes bill passes Ohio House along party line vote WKSU - Ohio (4/26) Ohio lawmakers have positioned a bill that would put into place the Great Lakes Compact, a multi-state deal to prevent massive withdrawals of water from the Lakes, as a showdown between business and the environment. Great Lakes watershed bill draws concern The Toledo Blade (4/13) A proposal to regulate water withdrawals from the Lake Erie watershed faces opposition from environmental and sportsmen groups who argue it would inadequately protect inland rivers and streams. Environmental Outlook: Water & Global Security The Diane Rehm Show - NPR (4/3) A review of global water security and water shortages in the United States, including the Great Lakes Compact.
General Resources A Primer on Fresh Water Environment Canada Designed for educators, communities and organizations in a position to develop learning resources to enable Canadians to better understand their environment. An Advocate's Field Guide to Protecting Lake Michigan Alliance for the Great Lakes After two years of research by organizations around Lake Michigan, this guidebook identifies basinwide threats; it is organized into three chapters: habitat restoration, toxic elimination and land and water conservation. Drought Fact Sheets Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Water saving tips for different industries. Michigan Water Use Reporting Program Michigan Department of Environmental Quality Michigan and the other states and provinces in the Great Lakes Region have enacted laws that require major water users to report water withdrawals made within the Great Lakes Basin. This information provides an environmental baseline for managing water resources in a more integrated manner and strengthens the legal basis for opposing unwarranted diversions of Great Lakes water to other regions of the country. Properties of Water Environment Canada's Freshwater Web The Great Lakes Charter: Principles for the Management of Great Lakes Water Resources Council of Great Lakes Governors Water Use in Canada Environment Canada's Freshwater Web
Databases Water databases and tools in Canada Environment Canada's Freshwater Web
Management The Management of Water in Canada Environment Canada's Freshwater Web Includes information about bulk water removal and export, floods, water conservation, modeling and more. Water Supply Management Options for Northeastern Illinois University of Illinois at Chicago A report offering critical information about the Chicago metro region's water supply resources, the legal and institutional framework for Great Lakes diversion, and unique primary research materials, such as the Great Lakes Mediation Memorandum of Understanding between Illinois and the other Great Lakes states. Water Sustainability Canadian Environmental Law Association CELA conducts extensive work on issues of water quality and quantity in the Great Lakes and beyond. View their collections of detailed and summary materials on diverse issues of water quality, quantity, management and protection.
Related Resources GLIN: Agencies and Organizations, Water GLIN: Environmental Research in the Great Lakes Region GLIN: Local Planning in the Great Lakes Region GLIN: Watersheds in the Great Lakes Region
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