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January 26th 2012

Coalition Grants Helping Groups Participate in Great Lakes Restoration Initiative

For Immediate Release: January 26, 2012 Contact: Jordan Lubetkin, Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition, 734-887-7109 $200,000 in grants leads to more than $1.6 million in federal funds for restoration projects in high-priority areas ANN ARBOR, MICH. (Jan. 23, 2012) —The … 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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December 12th 2011

Great Lakes groups call on U.S. Senate to adopt Sen. Stabenow’s Stop Asian Carp Amendment

A coalition of Great Lakes conservation groups is calling on the U.S. Senate to approve the Stop Asian Carp Amendment as part of the 2012 federal budget. In a Dec. 9  letter to leaders of the Senate Appropriations Committee, the … Continue reading →

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December 1st 2011

EPA Releases Vessel General Permit to Improve Regulations on Ballast Discharges

ALLIANCE FOR THE GREAT LAKES – GREAT LAKES UNITED – HEALING OUR WATERS-GREAT LAKES COALITION – NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION – NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL   For Immediate Release December 1, 2011 EPA Releases Vessel General Permit to Improve Regulations on … Continue reading →

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November 10th 2011

Dates set for 2012 Great Lakes Days

Thanksgiving has yet to arrive but it is already time to start planning for the 2012 edition of Great Lakes Days in Washington, D.C. The event will be held Feb. 28-29 in Washington. Every year, more than 100 citizens from Illinois, … Continue reading →

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