Protection of Great Lakes is a smart US investment

It’s premature to declare victory as Congress works to protect the Great Lakes from President Donald Trump’s proposed elimination of $300 million in funding for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, but action taken last week by the House Appropriations Committee is encouraging.

By a 30-21 vote, the committee restored $300 million for the GLRI to the budget. Many of the “no” votes such as that of U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan of Howland, D-13th, weren’t opposed to the $300 million restoration, but to other cuts made to Environmental Protection Agency funding...

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Ken Notes: This is truly and investment! We should ask Canada to match this...