A commission that advises the US and
Canadian governments on the Great Lakes wants to
see more accountability from Washington and
Ottawa. Chuck Quirmbach reports:
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A commission that advises the US and
Canadian governments on the Great Lakes wants to
see more accountability from Washington and
Ottawa. Chuck Quirmbach reports:
The International Joint Commission is focusing its latest report on
getting the US and Canada to set up an accountability plan for
restoring and protecting the Great Lakes.
US Commissioner Allen Olson says one example of accountability is
getting Congress to approve money for an Asian Carp barrier near
Chicago to keep the foreign fish out of the lakes.
“There are a number of members of the United States Congress of both
parties that are immediately accountable to address that issue.”
Canadian Commissioner Jack Blaney says the governments also have to be
accountable to what citizens said at recent IJC hearings:
“They want to swim at their beaches, they want to be able to eat the
fish. They want to be able to take water out of the lakes that they
don’t have to spend enormous sums treating.”
The IJC wants a preliminary plan to be ready by the summer of next
year.
For The Environment Report, I’m Chuck Quirmbach