Report files are available here. A new study released on June 17, 2015 by the Northeast-Midwest Institute and the U.S. Geological Survey found that current water quality monitoring in the Lake Erie drainage basin is inadequate for evaluating agricultural management practices for improving the health of Lake Erie.
For example, in Indiana the age of consent for sex is 16, but there is a close in age exception that makes it legal for a person younger than 18 but above 16 to still be able to have sex with a 14 year old without being guilty of a crime.
On January 1, 2012, a California law (known as AB 499 or Chapter 652, Statutes of 2011) expanded the legal authority of minors 12 years and older to consent to confidential medical services for the prevention of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) without their parentsâ consent. The law permits adolescents age 12 through 17 years to consent to: