The Supreme Court’s decision to abolish clean water protections for wetlands will undermine Great Lakes restoration efforts and jeopardize drinking water sources that millions of people depend on in the eight-state region.

The Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition and 63 of our member organizations urged House appropriations subcommittees to support robust funding for Great Lakes restoration and clean water priorities in their Fiscal Year 2024 appropriations bills.

The Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition is pleased to see that the Government of Canada is investing in Great Lakes restoration and protection in the form of $420 million CAD (about $306 million USD) over the next ten years.

The Biden Administration released its proposed federal budget on March 9. The Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition has analyzed the budget vis-à-vis our core clean water and Great Lakes programs.

The Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition submitted testimony from Coalition Director Laura Rubin to Congress, urging House and Senate leaders to fund the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative at $425 million.

Earlier this week, members of the Great Lakes Task Force sent a bipartisan letter to President Biden, urging him to highlight the importance of the Great Lakes during an upcoming visit to Canada.

Great Lakes supporters are in Washington, D.C., this week with the Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition, to urge members of Congress to continue their support for federal investments to protect the drinking water, public health, jobs, and quality of life for the millions of people in the eight-state region.

The Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition is reiterating its support for the Biden Administration’s clean water protections for streams and wetlands, set to go in effect in March, which is the subject of a hearing today by the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.