New Budget Includes Millions More for Great Lakes Restoration

Topics: Environment
Featured on Episode 18 of the 2009-2010 season, aired on Wednesday, February 3, 2010.
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More good news for Ohio this week, as President Obama released his new budget. The numbers include $300 million for restoring the Great Lakes - including our own Lake Erie. This is less than the nearly $500 million that was included in last year's budget, but still a big number. The EPA is leading the effort to clean up toxic substances in the lakes, prevent run-off pollution from entering the lakes, preserve the habitat and wildlife along lake shores, and remove or keep out invasive species.

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