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White House
January 24th 2012
President Obama to Release Budget February 13
The Obama Administration will release its fiscal year 2013 budget Monday, February 13, according to reports in media including the Washington Post, National Journal, USA Today, Politico, Bloomberg News and Reuters. By law, the president is to release its budget … Continue reading
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August 8th 2011
EPA Announces First of $30 Million in Great Lakes Restoration Grants
The U.S. EPA today announced the first of its 2011 Great Lakes Restoration Initiative awards, providing 11 grants to Ohio organizations totaling more than $4.5 million. In a press release, the EPA announced it will be awarding 70 awards for … Continue reading
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July 26th 2011
Coalition to EPA Administrator Jackson: Restore Great Lakes Funding in 2013 Budget
The Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition last week sent a letter to EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson, requesting the agency to restore to funding for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative in the 2013 budget to $475 million. President Obama and the … Continue reading
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January 27th 2011
Mayor to President Obama: ‘Fund Great Lakes Restoration Initiative’
The Grand Rapids Press is reporting the following encounter between President Barack Obama and Grand Rapids Mayor George Heartwell, who was in Washington D.C. for the U.S. Conference of Mayor’s Annual Conference. Heartwell said he was among a dozen mayors … Continue reading
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July 22nd 2010
White House Makes Final Recommendations for Ocean Policy Task Force
The Obama Administration released the final recommendations of the Ocean Policy Task Force that sets up a national policy for the protection and restoration of the oceans, coasts and Great Lakes. The Task Force recommends establishing a National Ocean Council … Continue reading
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President Obama to Release Budget February 13
The Obama Administration will release its fiscal year 2013 budget Monday, February 13, according to reports in media including the Washington Post, National Journal, USA Today, Politico, Bloomberg News and Reuters. By law, the president is to release its budget … Continue reading
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EPA Announces First of $30 Million in Great Lakes Restoration Grants
The U.S. EPA today announced the first of its 2011 Great Lakes Restoration Initiative awards, providing 11 grants to Ohio organizations totaling more than $4.5 million. In a press release, the EPA announced it will be awarding 70 awards for … Continue reading
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Coalition to EPA Administrator Jackson: Restore Great Lakes Funding in 2013 Budget
The Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition last week sent a letter to EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson, requesting the agency to restore to funding for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative in the 2013 budget to $475 million. President Obama and the … Continue reading
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Mayor to President Obama: ‘Fund Great Lakes Restoration Initiative’
The Grand Rapids Press is reporting the following encounter between President Barack Obama and Grand Rapids Mayor George Heartwell, who was in Washington D.C. for the U.S. Conference of Mayor’s Annual Conference. Heartwell said he was among a dozen mayors … Continue reading
No comment
White House Makes Final Recommendations for Ocean Policy Task Force
The Obama Administration released the final recommendations of the Ocean Policy Task Force that sets up a national policy for the protection and restoration of the oceans, coasts and Great Lakes. The Task Force recommends establishing a National Ocean Council … Continue reading
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