Coast Guard Nixes Plan for the Great Lakes
The U.S. Coast Guard announced recently that they would not move forward with a proposal to designate 34 areas in the Great Lakes for target practive with live ammunition. This proposal drew outrage from:- Environmentalists who worried about the impact that a large amount of lead bullets would have on marine life;
- Operators of ferry lines who were upset about impact of said target practice on their businesses;
- Fishermen who were upset a) about those areas of the Great Lakes being cordoned off and b) concerns that it might not be safe to eat fish caught near those areas;
- Other businesses near those areas who were upset over the potential impact of said target practice on tourism.
In fact, there were very few individuals in the area who weren't upset about the Coast Guard's plan for one reason or another. It, therefore, didn't come as a huge suprise to me that the Coast Guard eventually dropped this plan.
