Coalition Comments to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Regarding the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Action Plan II (Copy)
To: The Honorable Gina McCarthy
Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency
Chair, Federal Great Lakes Interagency Task Force
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Washington, DC 20460
From: The Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition
Dear Administrator McCarthy:
On behalf of our over 115 member organizations, the Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes (HOW) Coalition would like to thank the federal agencies responsible for the implementation of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) for your exhaustive work to build a strong, healthy program that is steadily producing results across the Great Lakes region. EPA and the Interagency Task Force have listened to the needs of the region, investing in top priorities in targeted geographical areas to clean up Areas of Concern, and reduce runoff causing toxic algae blooms…