In 'Historic Vote,' Ohio City Residents Grant Lake Erie Legal Rights of a Person

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By Common DreamsFeb 28, 2019, 7:51 am161 pts
By Julia Conley Tired of receiving notices warning that their drinking water may have been compromised and having little recourse to fight corporate polluters, voters in Toledo, Ohio on Tuesday approved a measure granting Lake Erie some of the same legal rights as a human being. Sixty-one percent of voters in…

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