/news/tags/western-lake-erie-basin Western Lake Erie Basin en-US Copyright Fri, 22 Feb 2019 11:30:00 GMT /news/environment-energy/2019-02-22/should-lake-erie-have-legal-rights-toledo-voters-will-decide Next Tuesday, Feb. 26, the residents of Toledo will have the chance to vote on an unusual (some might even say radical) proposal: whether to give the fourth largest lake in the United States its own Bill of Rights. If the ballot measure passes, it would be a win for the small but growing “rights of nature” movement, which aims to deter activities that pollute the environment by granting legal rights to ecosystems. Fri, 22 Feb 2019 11:30:00 GMT /news/environment-energy/2019-02-22/should-lake-erie-have-legal-rights-toledo-voters-will-decide /news/environment-energy/2018-05-15/kasich-clarifies-controversial-statement-on-lake-eries-impairment Gov. John Kasich found himself in some hot water after saying in a recent speech that he doesn’t believe Lake Erie is impaired, contradicting a… Wed, 16 May 2018 01:18:36 GMT /news/environment-energy/2018-05-15/kasich-clarifies-controversial-statement-on-lake-eries-impairment Karen Kasler