Statehouse News Bureau: Controversy Over Great Lakes Water Use

Friday, December 1, 2006 Download  RSS  Short URL  Share

A proposal to have Ohio join a multi-state compact to regulate the use of water in the Great Lakes is sparking controversy at the statehouse. Governor Bob Taft and environmentalists are pushing the plan, but critics claim it would force Ohio to give away regulatory power to a United Nations-like group. Statehouse correspondent Bill Cohen has both sides of the story.