Uploaded September 2025 | Updated September 2026, 7 hours ago

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In 2019, Toledo residents voted on the Lake Erie Bill of Rights, a city charter amendment that aimed to give the lake legal standing after years of harmful algal blooms and a drinking water crisis.

The measure passed, but was quickly challenged in court and eventually struck down.

Watch the full story on the Great Lakes Now YouTube channel.

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