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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 22, 20194 min read
From Le Monde (translated) Residents of Toledo, Ohio Called to Give Lake Erie Legal Status for Survi
Lake Erie, August 3, 2014. They will have to decide whether the lake has the legal right to “exist, prosper and evolve naturally”. If it...


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...


Feb 9, 20192 min read
Ohio Supreme Court Decisions Have Columbus Fracking Opponents Eyeing May Ballot
By Nick Evans Organizers who want a fracking ban within Columbus city limits are once again leaning on City Council to get it before...
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