Coalition and Others to Members of the House Regarding the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative

To: Members of the U.S. House of Representatives

Washington, DC 20515

From: The Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition

And the undersigned environmental non-governmental organizations

Dear Representative:

The undersigned members and allies of the Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition ask you to support funding the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative at last year’s funding level of $475 million in the final FY 2011 omnibus appropriations bill. The introduction and enactment of the GLRI has propelled Great Lakes restoration forward. Continued support from members of Congress is critical to accelerate Great Lakes restoration and economic recovery in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin…