In a major victory for clean water advocates, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2019.

Today the U.S. Senate Great Lakes Task Force sent a letter to the Trump Administration, urging it to fund the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative at no less than $320 million.

The Trump Administration is expected to announce today that it will greatly reduce clean water protections for streams and wetlands across the country. The Healing Our Waters - Great Lakes Coalition strongly opposes this move.

The Healing Our Waters - Great Lakes Coalition sent a letter to the Secretary of the Army (Civil Works) and the Office office of Management Budget, urging those offices to ensure that the Army Corps of Engineers's FY2020 work plan includes investments in Great Lakes projects.

The newly-released 2020 budget includes increases in funding for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, as well as new funding for improving drinking water infrastructure.

The Healing Our Waters – Great Lakes Coalition sent a letter to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi yesterday, urging the House of Representatives to bring H.R. 4031, the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2019, to the floor for consideration this year.

This month, a coalition of environmental organizations came together to recognize the efforts on the part of both the House of Representatives link to House letter and Senate link to Senate letter to ensure that Great Lakes restoration remains a priority in the coming budget

The U.S. Senate today passed a bill to boost Great Lakes Restoration Initiative funding to $310 million, a $10 million increase over last year’s $300 million federal investment in the program.