Experts warn of future attempts to raid Great Lakes water

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By Beth Boehne

Story Created: Apr 23, 2008 at 5:57 PM EDT

Story Updated: Apr 23, 2008 at 5:57 PM EDT

TORONTO (AP) — Canadian and American experts say it's not unrealistic to expect that parched U.S. states could start "water wars" in the years ahead and fight for access to Great Lakes resources.

Representatives from Environment Canada and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency made similar comments Wednesday at a conference in Toronto, saying they believe some environmentalists' fears have merit.

Milton Clark of the EPA says some American politicians are already suggesting that water from the Great Lakes should be shared with states facing dwindling water supplies.

And Environment Canada's Linda Mortsch says the effects of climate change will make those dry states even more desperate for access to the Great Lakes in coming years.

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