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Ashtabula River in Ohio Removed from Areas of Concern List

by Lindsey Bacigal | Aug 26, 2021 | Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, Success Stories

After years of clean-up efforts, the Ashtabula River in Ohio is no longer considered one of the “most environmentally degraded” areas in the Great Lakes Region thanks, in part, to Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) funding. The cleanup was a large integrated...

Coalition Members Call for Full Funding of GLRI at $375 Million

by Lindsey Bacigal | Jun 22, 2021 | Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, Letters, Press Releases

ANN ARBOR, MICH. (June 22, 2021) – The Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition sent a letter to Congress advocating for full funding for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative at $375 million for the 2022 fiscal year. The letter was signed by 93 Coalition members and...

New Report on Community Benefits from Investments in Toxic Area Clean Up

by Anna Brunner | Aug 13, 2019 | Great Lakes Restoration Initiative

A new report from the International Association for Great Lakes Research examines progress and lessons learned from some of the most historically polluted areas across the Great Lakes region—known as Areas of Concern. The report covers 10 detailed case studies on the...

Coalition Policy Director Testifies in Congress, Supporting Great Lakes Restoration

by Anna Brunner | Feb 27, 2019 | Great Lakes Restoration Initiative

Yesterday, the Policy Director for the Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition, Chad Lord, testified in congress regarding the beneficial impact of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative in the eight-state region of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan,...

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to Host Public Engagement Sessions On Great Lakes Restoration

by Anna Brunner | Jun 1, 2018 | Great Lakes Restoration Initiative

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced a series of public engagement meetings to be held throughout the summer across the region. These meetings are focused around gathering public feedback in developing the next iteration of the Great Lakes Regional...

U.S. Senators Ask Office of Management and Budget to Fund GLRI at $300 Million in FY19

by Anna Brunner | Oct 23, 2017 | Great Lakes Restoration Initiative

Thirteen Great Lakes Senators sent a letter to the White House Office of Management and Budget yesterday asking it to support $300 million for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative in next year’s presidential budget request. As the letter points out: “The GLRI...

Ashtabula River in Ohio Removed from Areas of Concern List

Coalition Members Call for Full Funding of GLRI at $375 Million

New Report on Community Benefits from Investments in Toxic Area Clean Up

Coalition Policy Director Testifies in Congress, Supporting Great Lakes Restoration

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to Host Public Engagement Sessions On Great Lakes Restoration

U.S. Senators Ask Office of Management and Budget to Fund GLRI at $300 Million in FY19

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