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    • Coal Tar Sealants
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League members spend day on Green Bay with the Clean Bay BackersĀ 

10/3/2014

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On 16 September, the Clean Bay Backers welcomed over one hundred NE Wisconsin legislators, local officials and community leaders to learn about Green Bay's "dead zone," the PCB cleanup, the Cat Island Chain Restoration and riverfront revitalization. Nearly a dozen local experts guided the tour aboard the Foxy Lady regarding efforts to reduce runoff pollution, clean up toxins, enhance fish and wildlife habitat, and improve economic benefits of the Fox River and Green Bay.

The Clean Bay Backers is the Citizen Advisory Committee to the WI Department of Natural Resources for the Lower Green Bay and Fox River Area of Concern. Members included Patricia Finder-Stone, Dotty Juengst and Kathy LeFavre from LWV-GGB. We are proud that  Finder-Stone also represented the League of Women Voters Lake Michigan Region. 
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Time to Clean Out The Medicine Cabinet

4/6/2014

 
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We now know that unsafe methods of disposing of unused medicines— like flushing the drugs down the toilet or throwing them in the trash--may lead to drugs entering our freshwater supplies.  On April 26 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will work with local partners to give the public a safer way of ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs. 

Bring your pills and patches to a collection site for disposal. The service is free and anonymous, no questions asked. Click the Got Drugs? button to find the most convenient site near you.

Over the last 4 years, over 3.4 million pounds—more than 1,700 tons—of pills have been safely disposed through this program!  That's a big win for clean water!

Illinois, Wisconsin & Michigan Leagues support hydrologic separation

3/28/2014

 
PictureFrom the GLMRIS report at http://glmris.anl.gov/glmris-report/
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers accepted public comments on its Great Lakes-Mississippi River Interbasin Study (GLMRIS) Report through the month of March. LWV Illinois, LWV Wisconsin and LWV Michigan each submitted letters supporting hydrologic separation to prevent the transfer of invasive species between the Mississippi River watershed and the Lake Michigan watershed.

USACE analyzed the expected effectiveness of eight different scenarios that might be used to control the spread of aquatic nuisance species. The analysis is based on the 13 species, listed in the chart at right, that are considered the most risky. The two plans that include permanent barriers between the watersheds are the only ones that are effective against all species, according to the government's analysis.

The Leagues' actions were based on their respective Great Lakes Ecosystem positions.

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