An eight-state interstate compact to improve management and conservation of the Great Lakes has become law. President George Bush signed the congressional joint resolution authorizing the agreement, which enjoyed overwhelming bipartisan support in the states' legislatures and on Captiol Hill.
How can this region prosper in the global economy in the years ahead while also protecting and restoring vital natural resources such as the Great Lakes? A new policy report offers several policy ideas for Great Lakes state and federal lawmakers.
Six Great Lakes state attorneys general have filed an amicus brief defending the right of states to protect their natural resources from aquatic invasive species.
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