Great Lakes Restoration Initiative

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 8th 2012

U.S. House GLRI Letter Up to 23 Supporters

Seven additional members of the U.S. House of Representatives have signed on to a letter being circulated by a bi-partisan group of federal lawmakers. U.S. Reps. Keith Ellison, D-Minn., Tom Petri, R-Wis.,  Luis Gutierrez, D-Ill., William Owens, D-N.Y., Paul Tonko, … 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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March 4th 2012

Project improves fishery in Pennsylvania stream

Steelhead and other Lake Erie fish now have access to four miles of spawning habitat in a Pennsylvania stream, thanks to an innovative approach to an unusual problem.

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February 28th 2012

Great Lakes now a model for ecosystem restoration

Efforts to restore the Great Lakes are a model for other large ecosystems across the United States, according to an Obama Administration official.

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