Members of the Healing Our Waters – Great Lakes Coalition from New York State presented Congresswoman Louise Slaughter with the 2007 Great Laker Award on January 8, in her Rochester district office. HOW member organizations present included Audubon New York, Citizens Campaign for the Environment, Environmental Advocates of New York, and Great Lakes United.
Representative Slaughter was honored with the prestigious Great Laker Award recognizing her tireless leadership in Congress to advance Great Lakes protection and restoration. As Co-Chair of the Congressional Great Lakes Task Force and Chair of the Rules Committee, Representative Slaughter used her power and influence to advance important Great Lakes protections in 2007. Congresswoman Slaughter played a critical role in enacting legislation to complete the electronic barrier to keep Asian Carp out of the Great Lakes. She also worked to strengthen ballast water legislation, and cosponsors important legislation to restore and protect the Great Lakes for current and future generations.
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