Ohio city votes to give Lake Erie same legal rights as a person
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Lake Erie Bill of Rights headed to Feb. 26 ballot
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Lake Erie Bill of Rights: this great lake now has legal rights
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Toledo, Ohio, Just Granted Lake Erie the Same Legal Rights as
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Toledo voters approve legal rights for Lake Erie - JURIST - News
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Lake Erie Bill of Rights Court Update - CELDF
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Past Accomplishments - Ohio Citizen Action
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In new post-Roe era of states rights, voters told Ohio
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Making Waves at the Ballot Box
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Environmental Justice: Should Lake Erie have legal rights to clean
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Ohio city votes to give Lake Erie personhood status over algae
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Too few farmers are curbing pollution in Lake Erie Should they be
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