Steps to save the Great Lakes

Both Senators John McCain and Barack Obama have expressed support for legislation to protect the Great Lakes as Congress considers three other key pieces of legislation about the Lakes. Midmorning explores what is wrong with the lakes and what the proposed legislation would do to protect them.

Guests

• Jim Doyle: Governor of Wisconsin.
• Deborah Swackhamer: Professor of environmental health sciences and co-director of the water resources center at the University of Minnesota.
• David Jude: Research Scientist at the School of Natural Resources and Environment at the University of Michigan.

Resources

• About Governor Jim Doyle
• About Deborah Swackhamer
• About David Jude