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Download or read book Drilling in the Great Lakes written by and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The federal government became involved in banning drilling in the Great Lakes when the Congress enacted a temporary ban on the federal and state issuance of permits for drilling under the Great Lakes in 2001 (P. [...] A permanent ban on issuing federal 1 A "Statement of Principle Against Oil Drilling in the Great Lakes" was signed by the governors of Michigan, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Minnesota, Indiana, Ohio, Illinois, and New York and states, "We collectively state our opposition to oil drilling in the waters of the Great Lakes or their connecting channels." 2 Directional drilling is the process of drilling a [...] Levels are low in the winter, when much of the precipitation is in the form of snow or ice, and high in the early summer, when runoff increases.9 The Great Lakes ecosystem has been altered substantially in the last two centuries. [...] In the last several decades, agricultural, urban, and industrial development have degraded water quality in the Great Lakes, posing threats to wildlife 8 For example, nearly 11% of the total employment and 15% of the manufacturing employment for the United States and Canada are directly related to the Great Lakes basin. [...] The Ohio General Assembly provided the policy framework to allow for the extraction of oil and gas from under Lake Erie, and leasing and production procedures were established by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources.12 However, opposition to drilling in Lake Erie began in 1957 because of environmental concerns, and the program was abandoned by 1968.13.
