Breaking News: NY, Illinois raise questions about Foxconn bid for Lake Michigan water - News Paper
Scott Walker's 2018 re-election could hinge on his beloved Foxconn project breaking ground in rural Racine County. And the Foxconn operation will depend on receiving a daily diversion of 7 million gallons of water every day from Lake Michigan. But serious objections to the diversion's wisdom and legality under the Great Lakes Compact were raised by citizens at a public hearing earlier this month . Additional objections across the Great Lakes region were mentioned in this non-partisan media report ; I also wrote that some objections are amplified by Walker's damage to Wisconsin's environment and his debasement of the Department of Natural Resources - - the state agency which will review and can approve the Foxconn diversion application, all discussed here : ... the heavily-resisted push for a Lake Michigan diversion for Foxconn adds to Wisconsin's status as a Great Lakes environmental outlier. Now we have additional reporting about thos...