Higher Water Levels, More Violent Weather Powering Flooding, Erosion In Great Lakes States
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Erosion is worsening along the so-called Third Coast in Great Lakes states, which include Ohio, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Pennsylvania and New York. Precipitation has risen 10% in the Great Lakes Basin over the last century — far more than the 4% rise nationally, according to the Environmental Law and Policy Center.
Higher water levels have exacerbated erosion, caused flooding and damaged infrastructure in the region. Last year, water levels reached 3 feet above average, placing “enormous stress on coastal communities and regional economies,” Brown, Portman and other senators wrote in a letter to Senate colleagues about erosion and other issues affecting the region.
Kaptur says more needs to be done to address what she called a “complicated agro-environmental challenge.” Lake County alone needs $20 million to $30 million to address erosion on land along Lake Erie, Anderson said.
But the region’s needs are often overlooked by the federal government, she said. Conversations about coastal erosion often get drowned out by faster-moving stories about hurricanes and wildfires. And the ocean coasts get more attention in Congress because they have larger — and more powerful — representation. Indeed, three of the four top leaders in the House and Senate are from the East and West coasts, and President Donald Trump and President-elect Joe Biden also reside there.
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https://www.michiganadvance.com/2020/11/12/lawmakers-want-more-federal-help-for-great-lakes-erosion-problems/
