The bill paves the way for litigation against polluters on behalf of the ecosystem March 2, 2022 Buffalo, NY – New York State Assemblyman Patrick Burke has introduced legislation that will create a Great Lakes Bill of Rights with the goal of securing legal rights for the entire ecosystem and giving people and nature a …
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(From Brian & Susan)
…the Great Lakes were resuscitated after a century’s worth of industrial abuse only to be hit with an even more vexing environmental catastrophe. Tragically for the Great Lakes, the Clean Water Act helped to lull most of the public into thinking that the lakes…were on their way to recovery throughout the 1970s, ’80s and ’90s. …
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According to Council of the Great Lakes Region, from Climate Migration Webinar – Is the Great Lakes Region a Climate Haven?
Membership is $150 for an individual, $350 for a nonprofit organization. The Council of the Great Lakes Region is a binational, non-profit corporation that seeks to deepen the United States-Canada relationship in the Great Lakes region by creating stronger, more dynamic cross-border collaborations focused on finding new ways of harnessing the region’s economic strengths and …
I wrote to Judy Goldhaft of Planet Drum Foundation in September 2021: The idea of creating bioregional councils is not a new one, but it takes on new importance in the context of the present crisis of modern civilization. Our existing governance structures, even the democratic ones, are typically based on political boundaries and are …