U.S. AND CANADA WARNED TO CLEAN UP LAKES (Shorter Version)

A recently released report says both Canada and the U.S. need to show a new sense of urgency in restoring and protecting the Great Lakes. The report by the International Joint Commission warns every delay by the two nations carries a steep price. The Great Lakes Radio Consortium’s Lester Graham reports:

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A recently released report says both Canada and the U.S. need to show a
new sense of urgency in restoring and protecting the Great Lakes. The
report by the International Joint Commission warns every delay by the two
nations carries a steep price. The Great Lakes Radio Consortium’s Lester
Graham reports.

In the most strongly worded report yet… the commission admonishes the
governments of Canada and the U.S. to stop delaying programs to clean up
the Great Lakes. The International Joint Commission’s U.S. chair is Thomas
Baldini. He says while some improvements have been made… the
governments are not living up to the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement
both countries signed two decades ago.

“And we’re saying that they’ve got to re-focus and invest money,
especially in sediment contamination cleanup and airborne toxics. And so,
we’re really saying to them that they’ve got to take it
to another level.”

The Commission also stated for the first time that Great Lakes fish pose a
threat to the health of those who eat them and their unborn children. The
Commission says the scientific evidence can no longer be ignored. For the Great Lakes Radio Consortium, I’m Lester Graham.