Ben Jackson

Intro to Environmental and Sustainability Studies

February 19^th, 2019

Fighting pollution: Toledo residents want personhood status for Lake Erie

McGraw, Daniel. “Fighting Pollution: Toledo Residents Want Personhood Status for Lake Erie.” The Guardian, Guardian News and Media, 19 Feb. 2019, www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/feb/19/lake-erie-pollution-personhood-status-toledo.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/feb/19/lake-erie-pollution-personhood-status-toledo

• Citizens of Toledo have been dealing with algae blooms and large amounts of “microcystin” bacteria in Lake Erie for past four years
• Lake Erie supplies Toledo with a majority of its water supply
• Numerous times the water has been labeled unsafe for children, the elderly, and pregnant women to even shower in
• Citizens proposed idea of the Lake Erie bill which will be deciding if the Lake has the same rights as a person
• Voting for the bill is February 26^th
• Unfair to the residents of Toledo to be forced to deal with contaminated water
• Relates to our conversations about pollution from large factories and the importance of cutting back on waste runoff. Also relates to environmental ethics with the Lake Erie Bill