- Date
- 2001-07
- Kind
- Announcement
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- environmentgovernancecommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The July 2001 Beaver Beacon reprinted an editorial opposing Michigan Senate legislation authorizing slant drilling under the Great Lakes. The editorial argued that the proposed safeguards and public review did not adequately protect shorelines, flood-risk areas, or the water-based economy.
Evidence limits
This is an explicitly identified editorial, not a neutral legislative digest or evidence that the proposed legislation became law.
Sources
- Reprints a Free Press editorial opposing Michigan Senate slant-drilling legislation, arguing that safeguards, coastal planning, public participation, and no-drilling zones were inadequate. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2001-07_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the editorial and its editorial framing.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2001-07_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Beacon publishes an editorial opposing Michigan Senate Great Lakes slant-drilling legislation in July 2001”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-great-lakes-slant-drilling-senate-editorial-july-2001/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, July 2001, “State Senate Puts Drilling Ahead of Protection.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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