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Great Lakes State Legislators Apply “Water Pressure” to Presidential Candidates

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Monday, February 4, 2008   

Lansing, MI – Tomorrow, voters in several Great Lakes states head to the polls for Super Tuesday. While Michigan already voted last month, State Senator Patty Birkholz believes there is still a lot at stake for the state. She points out that, as the auto industry has declined, Michigan is becoming increasingly dependent on a water-related economy, which includes agribusiness and tourism. She worries that the latter has been an especially tough sell lately, because of two major problems: water pollution and invasive species.

"People go fishing and they don't get the same catches they used to and the fish are very small. We've had a horrible problem with invasive species changing the ecosystem."

State legislatures are working on their own approvals of Great Lakes conservation and cleanup strategies, but Birkholz believes they can't do it alone. So lawmakers from the Great Lakes states are putting "water pressure" on the presidential candidates. Birkholz says they've formed a coalition and are asking the candidates to support investment in Great Lakes restoration efforts, including putting a stop to water diversions from the Lakes.

"We need our federal leaders to step up to the plate. Together we can all win -- but if we don't have the support of the federal government, we might all lose."

For more information on the Great Lakes strategies, visit www.healthylakes.org.


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