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What's New Water fees viewed as economic spark The Business Journal of Milwaukee (3/12) A recent poll indicates rank-and-file citizens also understand the impact water can have on the local economy and they are willing to pay higher rates for water if the additional fees are earmarked to help grow businesses in southeast Wisconsin. EDITORIAL: A clear definition, Clean Water Restoration Act could clarify law Battle Creek Enquirer (3/10) The Clean Water Act helped revive a nearly dead Lake Erie. The Clean Water Restoration Act would clarify that the "waters of the United States" in the Clean Water Act should be defined to protect our nation's waters in total. Rulings restrict Clean Water Act, foiling E.P.A. The New York Times (2/28) Thousands of the nation’s largest water polluters are outside the Clean Water Act’s reach because the Supreme Court has left uncertain which waterways are protected by that law, according to interviews with regulators. Wind farm debate continues in Oceana, Mason counties Muskegon Chronicle (2/26) Current Michigan law does not address the issues surrounding the proposed wind farm for Lake Michigan. State legislation is in the works, but the agencies are not prepared to address wind farm opponents' key objection -- how turbines would affect the view of the lake. EPA must act on coal ash because Consumers Energy is polluting Lake Huron The Michigan Messenger (2/25) The delayed U.S. EPA rule on coal ash disposal must be released. Arsenic levels 44 times the federal limit have been detected in groundwater beyond the ash dump at the Consumers Energy complex near Bay City, a major source of arsenic pollution in Lake Huron. EDITORIAL: Michigan must fight for its role on Great Lakes The Detroit News (2/24) The Obama administration is developing a massive plan for conserving and managing all of the nation's ocean territory and the Great Lakes. As this process moves forward, state officials must make sure they maintain control of the Great Lakes.
General Resources TEACH Great Lakes: Law and Policy Legislation focusing on the Great Lakes basin involves the federal governments of both the United States and Canada. This module discusses the organization of these two governments and the agreements and policies both have made together in order to protect the Great Lakes. CapitolWiz: A U.S. Congress Legislative Action Center MSNBC Track current legislation committee schedules and see how your elected officials voted on key issues. Committee on appropriations schedules: House of Representatives A list of upcoming and recent events. FirstGov: Your first click to the U.S. government Provides the public with easy, one-stop access to all online U.S. federal government resources. Great Lakes Congressional Updates Find out the latest status of legislation that affects the Great Lakes region, and what you can do to express your opinion. Great Lakes Ecosystem Northeast-Midwest Institute Provides the latest status on federal funding for Great Lakes projects and programs, as well as appropriations schedules and letters written by the Great Lakes Task Force. Laws of Canada Department of Justice of Canada Has annual statutes and more. Legal Information Institute Cornell Law School Provides information and full text of U.S. codes, court opinions and laws. Legal Institute of the Great Lakes University of Toledo College of Law Office of Regional Counsel U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) The office provides legal support to the U.S. EPA and represents Region 5 in judical and administrative actions. Summary of Environmental Law in North America Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) The CEC created this summary to improve public access to the environmental law of the three parties to the North American Free Trade Agreement; i.e., Canada, Mexico and the United States. Thomas Library of Congress Search full-text versions of U.S. House and Senate bills from recent sessions of Congress. Enter "aquatic nuisance" as key words to find bills relating to ANS. U.S. Congress appropriations hearing schedules: Senate A brief description of each committee meeting and hearing scheduled to take place today, and on days thereafter. Water Policy and Legislation in Canada Environment Canada's Freshwater Web
Agreements Canada-Ontario Agreement Renews and strengthens planning, cooperation and coordination between Canada and Ontario in implementing actions to restore and protect the Great Lakes basin ecosytem. Canada-U.S. Air Quality Agreement An effort to reduce transboundary air pollution and control pollution, climate change, and stratospheric ozone depletion. Canadian federal-provincial agreements Environment Canada's Freshwater Web Ecosystem Charter for the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Basin, 1994 A tool for promoting and periodically assessing public and private sector efforts to implement an ecosystem approach to the Great Lakes basin. Great Lakes Binational Stategy Strategy for the virtual elimination of persistant toxic substances in the Great Lakes Basin. Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement, 1978 Expresses the commitment of each country to restore and maintain the chemical, physical and biological integrity of the Great Lakes Basin ecosystem. North American Free Trade Agreement To eliminate barriers in trade and promote conditions of fair competition between Mexico, the United States, and Canada. The Great Lakes Charter To conserve the levels and flows of the Great Lake basin while conserving an environmental balance of the ecosystem. The Great Lakes Toxic Substances Control Agreement Establishs a framework for coordinated regional action in controlling toxic pollutants entering the Great Lakes system.
Federal Laws Federal Register Provides a uniform system for making available regulations and legal notices issued by federal agencies. Thomas Library of Congress Search full-text versions of U.S. House and Senate bills from recent sessions of Congress. Enter "aquatic nuisance" as key words to find bills relating to ANS. U.S. Code Cornell University United States Clean Air Act Amendments Clean Air Act, amended 1990 Clean Water Act, 1977 Coastal Zone Management Act, 1972 Endangered Species Act, 1973 Great Lakes Basin Compact Great Lakes Coastal Barrier Act, 1988 Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act, 1990 Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Tissue Bank Act Great Lakes Fishery Act, 1956 Great Lakes Planning Assistance Act, 1988 Great Lakes Shoreline Mapping Act, 1987 Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act, 1990 Canada 37th Parliament Canada's Parliament web site. Federal Water Policy in Canada Environment Canada's Freshwater Web Laws of Canada Department of Justice of Canada Has annual statutes and more.
Plans A Joint Strategic Plan for Management of the Great Lakes Fisheries Great Lakes Fishery Commission To alert all interest groups to fishery resource needs, provincial, state, tribal and federal fishery agencies agreed to a strong, practical, strategic Great Lakes fisheries management plan. A Strategic Plan for the Great Lakes Commission Released in September 1995, this document provides a five-year blueprint to guide the organization's efforts as mandated in its enabling legislation, the Great Lakes Basin Compact (P.L. 90-419). Strategic Vision of the Great Lakes Fishery Commission for the Decade of the 1990s Great Lakes Fishery Commission Losses of fishery habitats, extinction of fish populations and species, and naturalization of nonnative species clearly preclude a full recovery of the Great Lakes to pristine conditions. However, a focus on the five issues as advocated in this vision statement will improve capability for more ecosystem recovery, a process encouraged by the commission (1992).
Publications Buffalo Environmental Law Journal Chicago-Kent Law Review Fordham Environmental Law Journal NYU Environmental Law Journal
State and Provincial Laws United States Indiana Legal Information Indiana University School of Law Ohio Division of Surface Water Laws and Rules Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Ohio Division of Surface Water Policies and Guidance Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Pennsylvania: Status of Legislation and Regulations and Policies Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection U.S. state and territorial laws Internet Law Library Search for laws by state. Wisconsin Statutes State of Wisconsin Canada Bills and Status of Legislation Office of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario Quebec Laws and Regulations Quebec's Government Portal
Treaties Boundary Waters Treaty Signed in 1909, it provides the principles and mechanisms to help resolve disputes and to prevent future ones, primarily those concerning water along the boundary between Canada and the United States. Indian Treaties Industry Canada's SchoolNet Digital Collections Thirteen documents representing various types of arrangements between Aboriginal Peoples and representatives of the government of Canada have been selected for this project by the National Archives of Canada. Map of Historic Indian Treaties Natural Resources Canada, National Atlas Information Service Oneida Indian Nation Treaties Project Developed to provide easy access for native and non-native people alike to important treaties.
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