The Latest from the Coalition
On this page you can find the latest news from the Coalition, including stories of restoration successes, profiles of ongoing clean water issues, policy updates, and press releases.
GLRI Ask to Office of Management and Budget
The Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition joined 67 of our member organizations to urge the Administration fully fund the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) at no less than $425 million in the President’s Fiscal Year 2024 Budget request.
Great Lakes Coalition Releases Funding Priorities in Letters to House Appropriations Leaders
The Coalition and more than 90 of its member organizations released its 2023 fiscal year congressional investment priorities to restore and protect the Great Lakes and provide clean, safe, and affordable drinking water to communities, in letters to U.S. House appropriations leaders.
FY2023 Appropriations Letters
The Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition and a multitude of partners have sent five letters in support of Great Lakes priorities as part of the annual appropriations process.
Coalition Asks Senators to Support Cost Share Change for Brandon Road Lock and Dam
The Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition sent a letter to members of the U.S. Senate to support a cost share adjustment in the Water Resources Development Act of 2022 for the Brandon Road Lock and Dam project to stop invasive carp from entering the Great Lakes.
Coalition Urges Administration to Fully Fund GLRI at $400 Million in FY23
The Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition and 63 of our member organizations sent a letter urging the Administration to fully fund the Environmental Protection Agency's Great Lakes Restoration Initiative at no less than $400 million in the President's Fiscal Year 2023 Budget request.
Coalition Members Call for Full Funding of GLRI at $375 Million
The Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition recently 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.
Letter of support for the proposed substitute amendment to H.R. 1915, the Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2021
On behalf of the Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition and our more than 170 member organizations, I write to offer our support for the proposed substitute amendment to H.R. 1915, the Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2021.
Letter of support for robust funding for Great Lakes restoration in the Fiscal Year 2022 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies appropriations bill.
Letter of support for robust funding for Great Lakes restoration in the Fiscal Year 2022 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies appropriations bill.