Monthly Archives: July 2008

July 30th 2008

Momentum Builds in Washington to Pass Great Lakes Water Protections

The U.S. Congress is getting closer to protecting the Great Lakes from depletion. The U.S. House Judiciary Committee is marking up the Water Compact today, followed by a U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee hearing. Read our testimony here. The action on … Continue reading →

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July 30th 2008

Coalition to Testify at U.S. Senate Hearing, Will Urge Congress to Pass Great Lakes Protections

U.S. House Committee Expected to Approve Compact Today WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 30, 2008)—At a Senate Judiciary Committee today, the Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition will urge the U.S. Congress to act quickly to pass a water management agreement to protect … Continue reading →

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July 29th 2008

By and By

Finally, President G.W. Bush is seeing some progress being made on his 2004 Executive Order to come up with a strategy to restore the Great Lakes, and he is enthusiastically urging an apparently willing Congress to push the Great Lakes … Continue reading →

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July 24th 2008

Thank You, Thank You

The Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Compact, approved by all eight of the Great Lakes States and two Canadian Provinces, is generating lots of momentum on Capitol Hill. This is especially novel at a time when Congress is preparing for … Continue reading →

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July 23rd 2008

Great Lakes Advocates Urge Congress to Act Quickly on Historic Protections for Lakes

ANN ARBOR, MICH. (July 23, 2008)—Advocates for the Great Lakes urged Congress to act quickly on the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact, a historic agreement introduced today in the U.S. House and the U.S. Senate to conserve … Continue reading →

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