2024-Sep-06
The Need to Preserve the Great Lakes Compact and Our Water
The Great Lakes are a treasured resource, providing drinking water, recreation, and economic benefits to millions of people in the United States and Canada. However, there have been a number of recent debates in the US about withdrawing Great Lakes water to address mounting water shortages in the west. This cannot be done unless the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River River Compact that prevents Great Lakes water withdrawals is overridden.
Chicago seeks to eliminate any prospect of this happening, summarized in the article here, which is worth a read.
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