Since 2004, the Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition has been harnessing the collective power of more than 150 groups representing millions of people, whose common goal is to restore and protect the Great Lakes. The coalition is a leading voice for Great Lakes restoration and protection in Washington, D.C., and in the Great Lakes states of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.
Please contact our communications staff to arrange an interview with coalition staff or coalition partners.
Jordan Lubetkin
Communications Director
734-887-7109
Lubetkin@nwf.org
Pavan Vangipuram
Communications Coordinator
734-887-7113
VangipuramP@nwf.org
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Recent Press Releases
Coalition Applauds $11 Billion Boost for Drinking Water, Great Lakes in House Bill
ANN ARBOR, MICH. (July 10, 2020)—The Healing Our Waters Great Lakes Coalition is strongly supporting the U.S. House Interior and Environment funding bill, which passed out of committee today and contains substantial increases in clean water priorities, including Great...
Great Lakes Coalition Awards $25,000 in COVID-19 Pandemic Emergency Assistance Grants to Frontline Groups
The Healing Our Waters – Great Lakes Coalition is providing $25,000 in grants to community organizations working to assist those who have felt the myriad effects of COVID-19, specifically related to clean water.
$11 Billion Boost for Drinking Water, Great Lakes in House Interior Bill
The Healing Our Waters Great Lakes Coalition is strongly supporting the U.S. House Interior and Environment funding bill, which contains substantial increases in clean water priorities.
House Passes Massive Infrastructure Bill to Benefit Drinking Water, Great Lakes
The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Moving Forward Act, which would authorize over $1.5 trillion in new infrastructure spending.
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.