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March 9th 2012

Reps. Schakowsky, Davis Add Names to GLRI Letter

U.S. Reps. Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., and Danny Davis, D-Ill., have signed on to a Congressional letter that urges House appropriators to provide $300 million in funding for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) in the Fiscal Year 2013 budget. There … Continue reading

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March 7th 2012

Reps. Dingell, Slaughter, Levin and LaTourette urge $300 million for GLRI in 2013

A bipartisan group of Great Lakes advocates in Congress is taking steps to maintain funding for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative in fiscal 2013. Four members of Congress who serve on the Great Lakes Task Force — Rep. John Dingell, … Continue reading

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January 31st 2012

New Study: We Can Stop Asian Carp, Protect Great Lakes—and not Break the Bank

This just in: We have a solution to stop Asian carp for a price that will not break the bank. A new study, released today by the Great Lakes Commission and the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Cities Initiative, lays out solutions … Continue reading

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December 20th 2011

Coalition: 2012 Budget ‘Significant Victory for Millions Who Depend on Great Lakes’

$300 Million for Great Lakes Restoration Initiative $533 million for region to address sewage overflows ANN ARBOR, MICH. (December 20, 2011) – The Healing Our Waters – Great Lakes Coalition is praising the 2012 federal budget bill, which has passed … Continue reading

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November 4th 2011

U.S. Rep. Sean Duffy Named as Great Lakes Task Force Co-chair

This week the Northeast-Midwest Institute named U.S. Rep. Sean Duffy (R-Wis.) a co-chair of the Great Lakes Congressional Task Force, a bi-partisan, bicameral group that works to enhance the economic and environmental well-being of the Great Lakes.

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