Press Releases

May 7th 2013

74 Groups Urge Congress to Support Great Lakes Programs

ANN ARBOR, MICH. (May 7, 2013) – As the federal budget-making process kicks into high gear, 74 groups from Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania and New York urged federal public officials to maintain support for programs helping to … Continue reading →

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April 15th 2013

Coalition Calls on Congress to Maintain Momentum on Great Lakes Restoration

ANN ARBOR, MICH. (April 15, 2013) – Following the release of the Obama Administration’s 2014 budget, the Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition is urging the U.S. Congress to maintain support for Great Lakes programs that are protecting drinking water, safeguarding … Continue reading →

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March 6th 2013

Advocates to Obama Administration, Congress: Maintain Great Lakes Restoration as a Priority

As the Obama Administration and U.S. Congress work to forge a federal budget, more than 125 Great Lakes advocates are in the nation’s capitol today and tomorrow to urge public officials to maintain Great Lakes restoration and protection as a … Continue reading →

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December 3rd 2012

Peter Wege, Wege Foundation Fund Coalition for $2.5 Million for Five Years to Restore Great Lakes

Grand Rapids philanthropist Peter Wege and The Wege Foundation announced that they will continue to support the Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition for five more years through a $2.5 million grant. “We are extremely grateful for the generous support from … Continue reading →

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November 14th 2012

As Budget Talks Heat Up, Great Lakes Advocates Urge Public Officials to Hold the Line against Cuts to Restoration Programs

A week after the re-election of President Barack Obama and amidst federal budget negotiations to stave off across-the-board reductions to government programs, Great Lakes advocates are urging the nation’s leaders to hold the line against cuts to successful programs that are restoring the Lake

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