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Feb 28, 20195 min read
The Progressive – Toledo Residents Vote to Recognize Personhood for Lake Erie
Local residents now have standing in court to sue corporate polluters on behalf of the lake. The local effort has been vigorously opposed...
Feb 28, 20195 min read
Toledo Blade – Lake Erie Bill of Rights gets approval from Toledo voters
Tom Henry – Blade Staff Writer thenry@theblade.com Feb 26, 2019 Toledo voters have reached a consensus: Lake Erie — the world’s 11th...
Feb 25, 20197 min read
Mother Jones – Holy, Toledo! This Ohio City Is Voting to Give Legal Rights to a Lake
Supporters hope the first-of-its-kind proposal will create a new environmental framework for the rest of the country. Jackie Flynn...
Feb 21, 20194 min read
The Guardian: Fighting pollution: Toledo residents want personhood status for Lake Erie
The controversial legal bill will allow citizens to sue a polluter on behalf of the lake and for penalties to be imposed Daniel McGraw...
Feb 21, 20195 min read
New York Times: Legal Rights for Lake Erie? Voters in Ohio City Will Decide
Lake Erie has faced a string of environmental calamities — poisonous algal blooms, runoff containing fertilizer and animal manure, and a...
Feb 14, 20194 min read
Special Election February 26
By Jeff McGinnis. February 13, 2019. Two controversial Toledo City charter amendments put to a vote Two much-discussed and...
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