Coalition Calls on Presidential Candidates to Support Great Lakes Platform for Clean Drinking Water
Listen to the press briefing here. ANN ARBOR, MICH. (July 23, 2019)— With a significant harmful algal bloom forecast for Lake Erie this summer, widespread toxic PFAS contamination surfacing around the region, and ongoing lead contamination in Flint, Mich., the Healing...
House Appropriators Vote to Boost Great Lakes Funding
ANN ARBOR, MICH. (May 22, 2019) – U.S. House appropriators have voted to boost federal investments in the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, from $300 million to $320 million. The popular and effective program helps local communities clean up toxic pollution, manage...
Congressional Appropriators Indicate Support for Key Great Lakes Programs
ANN ARBOR, MICH. (May 15, 2019) – This week the Interior and Environment Appropriations Subcommittee of the U.S. House of Representatives indicated its support for key Great Lakes programs. The appropriation subcommittee proposed funding the Great Lakes Restoration...
Great Lakes Advocates Gather in Detroit, Urge Feds to Maintain Support for Lakes
ANN ARBOR, MICH. (May 7, 2019)—Amid ongoing lead contamination in cities such as Flint and Milwaukee, spikes in water rates in communities throughout the region, and attempts by the Trump Administration to eliminate clean water protections across the country, more...
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