Great Lakes Restoration Funding Will Continue: Patch PM

METRO DETROIT, MI — Funding for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative will continue at least through September. That’s the word from Washington D.C. as Congress approved a $1 trillion temporary spending plan Monday. The move by political leaders will keep funds flowing for the $50 million a year initiative.

In March, President Donald Trump proposed a budget for 2018 that would’ve cut the Environmental Protection Agency’s funding by 97 percent, including a $40 million cut to the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative. The lakes are the world’s largest fresh water supply. Democratic Sen. Debbie Stabenow of Lansing described the temporary funding measure as a win. Read the rest of the story here.

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