MILWAUKEE – Today, the president released a proposed budget that includes a 100% budget cut for Geat Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) funding, a popular and beneficial bi-partisan program that accelerates efforts to protect and restore the Great Lakes. The proposed cut is even deeper than the expected 97% devastating cut announced earlier this week, which would have reduced funding from $300 million per year to $10 million per year. Milwaukee Riverkeeper has joined over 130 environmental groups in signing a letter to the U.S. congress asking them to reject the damaging cuts to our environment and natural resource programs included in the president’s proposed FY18 budget.... ...more | ||
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