Great Lakes Month in Review: Obama’s legacy, Flint update

WKAR Public Media

Published January 20, 2017 at 3:22 PM EST

The Obama years are now behind us. How did the Great Lakes fare as a result?

And Governor Rick Snyder and others are calling for another lock at the Soo. What would be the environmental impact?

Current State’s Great Lakes environmental reporter Gary Wilson assesses both of those issues in his monthly report.

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