Today, the U.S. Senate introduced the Great Lakes Collaboration Implementation Act.
Below, you can read a statement by Jeff Skelding, national campaign director for the Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition.
ANN ABROR, MICH. (January 14, 2009)–“We appreciate the unwavering commitment of U.S. Senators Carl Levin (D-MI) and George Voinovich (R-OH) to protect and restore the Great Lakes.
“Congress’ ongoing focus on implementing the Great Lakes Regional Collaboration Strategy is encouraging, and in the days ahead our Coalition will work with the new Congress and the new administration to ensure President-elect Obama’s promise of a $5 billion Great Lakes trust fund is fulfilled.
“In the meantime, we urge Congress and the incoming President to seize the opportunity to jumpstart our economy and restore the health of the lakes by funding clean-up programs in the economic recovery package to protect our drinking water, jobs and way of life.”
For Immediate Release:
January 14, 2009
Contact:
Jeff Skelding, Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition, (202) 797-6893, jskelding@nwf.org
Chad Lord, Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition, (202) 454-3385; clord@npca.org
Jordan Lubetkin, Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition (734) 887-7109, lubetkin@nwf.org
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