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.
Coalition Supports Investments in Drinking Water, Great Lakes in Stimulus Bill
Prioritizing the health and safety of the Great Lakes and the drinking water it provides to over 30 million Americans must be part of federal government investments to recover from the devastating Coronavirus pandemic.
Coalition Supports Bill Reversing Trump Attacks on Clean Water
The Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition is supporting a bill introduced today in the U.S. House of Representatives that reverses the Trump Administration’s roll-back of clean water protections.
Bills to Inject $4 Billion in New Water Infrastructure Funding, Start Confronting Environmental Injustices
Two major bills that boost water infrastructure investment were unanimously reported out of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee yesterday.
Clean Water Rollbacks an Assault on Public Health
The Trump Administration announced today its final policy to replace the Obama-era “Clean Water Rule” that governed how the EPA regulates streams, wetlands and other bodies of water.
Coalition Calls on Congress to End Water Shutoffs, Boost Funding for Water Infrastructure, Great Lakes
As part of its response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Congress must act immediately to ensure that all American communities have uninterrupted access to clean, safe and affordable drinking water, wrote 75 members of the Healing Our Waters – Great Lakes Coalition.
HOW Coalition FY2021 Funding Priorities
The HOW Coalition has submitted a set of five letters urging Congress to fund Great Lakes priorities for organizational sign-ons. Read about our priorities, and see the letters below!
Press Briefing: Trump Budget Undermines Drinking Water, Great Lakes Priorities
Great Lakes advocates decried President Trump’s 2020 budget, pointing to drastic cuts to programs that support drinking water infrastructure, wastewater infrastructure, the Environmental Protection Agency, research, and more.
Trump Budget Undermines Efforts to Protect Drinking Water, Great Lakes
The Trump Administration’s proposed 2020 budget, released today, supports the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, but undermines these proposed investments by substantially cutting core clean water and drinking water programs elsewhere in the budget.