An agreement which defines acceptable use of water from North America's Great Lakes has been thrashed out by farmers, industrialists, environmentalists and politicians. The Great Lakes in Northeast America are a huge natural resource but fears have been raised that piping the water to parched areas of the USA would lead to ecological disaster in the long term. The Great Lakes Compact aims to strike a balance between the needs of the region's industry and ecology.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/great-lakes-will-not-be-americas-reservoir
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/edie-uk
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/lakes
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-distribution
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-demand
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/canada
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/n-c-america
