1st Friday Focus On The Environment: Waukesha, Wisconsin And The Great Lakes Compact

89.1 WEMU | By David Fair - Retired,

Lisa Wozniak

Published July 1, 2016 at 8:10 AM EDT

The governors of the Great Lakes states, and the premiere of Ontario, Canada unanimously agreed earlier this month to allow a Wisconsin city to withdraw large amounts of water from Lake Michigan. It is a first and it raises the question, "is it a precedent that poses a threat to the Great Lakes?" In search of an answer, Michigan League of Conservation Voters Executive Director Lisa Wozniak alks with Marc Smith, Policy Director of the Great Lakes Resource Center of the National Wildlife Federation

RESOURCES:

Marc Smith's blog

Great Lakes Regional Center-National Wildlife Federation

Michigan League of Conservation Voters

Great Lakes Compact

Waukesha, Wisconsin Water Withdrawal Application

WEMU News

David Fair - Retired

Nearly three-quarters of David Fair’s 20+ years in radio has been at WEMU. Since 1994, he has been on the air at 5am each weekday on 89.1 FM as the local host of NPR’s Morning Edition. Over the years, Fair has had the opportunity to interview nationally and internationally known politicians, activists and celebrities. But he feels the most important features and interviews have been with those who live and work here at home. He believes his professional passions and desires fit perfectly into WEMU’s commitment to serving a local audience.

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Lisa Wozniak

Lisa Wozniak is President/CEO of the Michigan League of Conservation Voters and co-hosts "1st Friday Focus on the Environment" with Rebekah Warren.

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