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Great Lakes Advocates in D.C. to Protect Lakes, Drinking Water, …

WebGreat 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 …

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Budget Deal Keeps Great Lakes Efforts on Track — Healthy Lakes

WebThe congressional budget deal announced today to fund the U.S. government through Sept. 30, 2023, will support efforts to restore the Great Lakes, …

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Program Helps Communities Restore Health of Lake Michigan …

WebDescription. Northeastern Illinois, along the shore of Lake Michigan, was histori­cally the site of deep ravines that ranged from 10 feet to 75 feet high, but over time …

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Cleaning Up an Important Community Resource—The St

WebThe St. Louis River is known as an “Area of Concern” (AOC)–one of 43 such areas identified by the United States and Canada in the mid-1980s as the most …

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Latest Updates — Healthy Lakes

WebHealthy Lakes, Healthy Lives. New bipartisan federal legislation boosting investments in Great Lakes restoration and protection advanced out of a U.S. Senate …

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Healthy Waters, Strong Economy: The Benefits of Restoring the …

WebThis cost-benefit analysis, conducted by the Brookings Institution Metropolitan Policy Program, finds that every $1 investment to improve the health of the …

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Preventing Combined Sewer Overflow to Lake Michigan

WebCost. $250,000,000. Results and Accomplishments. Renovating Lansing, Michigan’s combined sewer overflow system is preventing millions of gallons of …

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Michigan — Healthy Lakes

WebAnd to make our drinking water and wastewater safe, Michigan needs $18.335 billion over the next 20 years to repair and replace crumbling infrastructure. We need the federal …

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Getting the Lead Out in Milwaukee — Healthy Lakes

WebThe cap was previously $500,000 but has since expanded to $1.5 million thanks to COLE’s advocacy. Unfortunately for Milwaukee, $1.5 million still wouldn’t be …

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Removing Lead Water Pipes in Communities to Protect Public Health

WebCleveland Water has been consistently treating the city’s drinking water for lead since 1997, and no new lead-based lines have been installed since 1954, but the …

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Coalition: Supreme Court Decision ‘A Blow to Our Drinking Water, …

WebHealing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition. Contact: Lindsey Bacigal, [email protected], (734) 887-7113 Jordan Lubetkin, [email protected], (734) 904-1589

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Reducing Stormwater Impacts in Lake Michigan Watershed …

WebThis project will significantly improve the water quality for both the people and wildlife of the Little Traverse Bay watershed. The project will reduce the amount of …

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Coalition Applauds Passage of House Bill with Billions for Water

WebThe U.S. House passed a bipartisan infrastructure package last night in a 228 to 206 vote that boosts federal investment in core Great Lakes and clean water …

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Coalition Applauds EPA Action to Protect People from Toxic PFAS

WebApr 10. Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition. Contact: Lindsey Bacigal, [email protected], (734) 887-7113. Jordan Lubetkin, [email protected], (734) 904 …

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Closing the Nature Gap: Increasing Access to Outdoor Recreation …

WebAn avid outdoorsperson, Gordon observed that People of Color were drastically underrepresented in nature-focused activities in northern Indiana. She refers …

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Great Lakes Conference 2022 — Healthy Lakes

WebThe Great Lakes Conference 2022 will be held from Tuesday, October 18 to Wednesday, October 19 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Since we haven’t been able to meet in-person for a …

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Muskegon Lake’s Contaminated Sediment Cleaned Up by Poplar …

WebResults and Accomplishments. Planting over 3,000 poplar trees around Muskegon Lake has helped remove toxins from the soil, reduced stormwater runoff into …

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