By Chris Coffey
Thursday, Jun 19, 2014
Updated 9:35 PM CDT
Millions of pounds of toxic chemicals are being dumped into the region’s main source for drinking water, according to a report published by Environment America.
The report shows the health of the nation’s rivers, streams and lakes is at risk due to the pollution.
And it’s all legal.
The environmental advocacy group’s Illinois chapter said the public should be outraged.
“The need to protect the lake is clear and pressing,” said Lisa Nikodem of Environment Illinois Research & Education Center.
Polluters dumped more than 8 million pounds of toxic chemicals in the Great Lakes watershed in 2012, and the bulk of the pollution came from industries in Wisconsin, Indiana and Michigan, according to the report.