For Immediate Release from National Wildlife Federation
November 27 , 2007

ANN ARBOR, MI —Global warming’s impacts on the Great Lakes will likely be exacerbated unless inadequate regional water laws are strengthened to prevent water diversion, according to a new report by the National Wildlife Federation.

“The Great Lakes are facing the one-two punch of global warming and water diversion,” said report co-author Noah Hall, an environmental law professor at Wayne State University Law School in Detroit, Mich. “We have known for many years that existing laws are inadequate to protect the Great Lakes from diversions and overuse.  Now we know that climate change is certain to put additional stress and pressure on the Great Lakes. Prompt passage of the Great Lakes Compact will go a long way toward mitigating the impacts of global warming while safeguarding a resource that millions of people depend on for their economy and way of life.” {Continue Reading »}