The Latest from the Coalition

On this page you can find the latest news from the Coalition, including stories of restoration successes, profiles of ongoing clean water issues, policy updates, and press releases.

4/29/21 4/29/21

Senate Passes Water Infrastructure Bill, Boosting Federal Funding

The U.S. Senate passed legislation to boost the nation’s investment in water infrastructure to get at the vexing and ongoing problems of toxic lead in people’s drinking water, sewage contamination, and unaffordable water bills that are impacting millions of people in the Great Lakes region and across the country

4/21/21 4/21/21

Letter of support for robust funding for Great Lakes restoration in the Fiscal Year 2022 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies appropriations bill.

4/21/21 4/21/21

Letter of support for robust funding for Great Lakes restoration in the Fiscal Year 2022 Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies appropriations bill.

4/21/21 4/21/21

Letter of support for robust funding for Great Lakes restoration in the Fiscal Year 2022 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies appropriations bill.

4/21/21 4/21/21

Letter of support robust funding for Great Lakes restoration in the Fiscal Year 2022 State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs appropriations bill.

4/21/21 4/21/21

Letter urging congress to support robust funding for Great Lakes restoration and clean water priorities in the Fiscal Year 2022 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies appropriations bill

On behalf of the Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition, we write to urge you support robust funding for Great Lakes restoration and clean water priorities in the Fiscal Year 2022 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies appropriations bill.

4/7/21 4/7/21

Coalition Pushes $30 Billion in Water Infrastructure Funding to Protect Public Health, Reduce Pollution

3/31/21 3/31/21

Biden Infrastructure Plan Will Help Millions of People Struggling to Pay Water Bills, Threatened by Pollution

Plan recognizes importance of investing in Great Lakes restoration to protect communities from storms, flooding and other impacts from climate change.