The Current Challenges Faced by Lake Erie: An Interview with Sandy Bihn, Lake Erie Waterkeeper

People think like this:  If it is not in my “backyard” and not affecting me and/or my family, I really do not pay much attention to it and really do not care. Well, this is an issue that impacts at least 12 million of you. That’s how many of you get your drinking water from the Lake Erie watershed.

 

Do you care about your health? Do you care about the quality of your drinking water? You should care enough to listen to this podcast.

 

Lake Erie is like the canary in the coal mine when it comes to the health of the Great Lakes. More than 30 million people rely on the Great Lakes for drinking water – 10% of the U.S. population and 30% of the Canadian population. Without safe drinking water, many of us are doomed.    

 

In this episode, our host, Tim Jordan, interviews Sandy Bihn, a Lake Erie Waterkeeper and one of the most knowledgeable people about the current challenges facing Lake Erie. Listen and learn!

 

Resources for this podcast: 

 

1) TV News Video: 13 Action News Big Story: The Lake Erie Algae Bloom. July 11, 2024. https://www.13abc.com/2024/07/11/13-action-news-big-story-lake-erie-algae-bloom/

 

2) Blog Post: Five years later:  Lessons from the Toledo Water Crisis. August 1, 2010. Alliance for the Great Lakes. https://greatlakes.org/2019/08/five-years-later-lessons-from-the-toledo-water-crisis/

 

3) Article to Read:  Campbell Soup accused of polluting Lake Erie with discharges from Ohio plant. Axios. https://www.axios.com/2024/03/21/campbell-soup-ohio-plant-lake-erie-pollution-lawsuit-claims

 

4) Article to Read:  Department of Justice, environmental groups sue Campbell Soup, alleging it’s been polluting Lake Erie. CBS News.

https://www.axios.com/2024/03/21/campbell-soup-ohio-plant-lake-erie-pollution-lawsuit-claims

 

5) Website: Water Keeper Alliance  https://waterkeeper.org/

 

Interested in becoming a sponsor of this podcast? Contact at:

tjordan@1795group.com

 

Thoughts? Feedback? Suggestions for topics or guests? Contact:  tjordan@1795group.com

 

Grass Roots Health is sponsored by the 1795 Group. www.1795group.com

 

Grass Roots Health is produced and hosted by Tim Jordan.

 

Sandy Bihn was booked by Tim Jordan. Artwork by Danielle Procopio. Audio editing and mastering by Christopher Stoll of Audio Flare Recording, Toledo, OH: https://www.audioflare.com/

 

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