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Feingold, Kohl pledge to fight for congressional approval of Great Lakes compact
Published July 18, 2008 - BizTimes Daily
Wisconsin's U.S. Senators Russ Feingold and Herb Kohl say they are part of a bipartisan coalition of members of Congress pledging to ratify the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact at the federal level.
The compact is designed to protect the Great Lakes from water diversions to far-away dry areas and to regulate the use of Great Lakes water by areas just outside of the Great Lake basin, such as Waukesha County. The compact has been adopted by all of the Great Lakes states and Canadian provinces, but still must be adopted by Congress.
"I applaud all the Great Lakes states for this monumental agreement to protect the Great Lakes and I will work with my colleagues in Congress to ratify the compact at the federal level," Feingold said. "Wisconsin's economy and environment are closely tied to the health of the Great Lakes and this compact is critical to preserving the lakes' for future generations."
"Preserving the Great Lakes is essential to ensuring the economic vitality and environmental well being of Wisconsin and the greater region," Kohl said. "Congress must follow the lead of the Great Lakes states and ratify this historic agreement to protect one of our nation's most important assets."
