WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Representatives Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), and Dave Joyce (R-OH) - co-chairs of the Congressional Great Lakes Task Force - led a bipartisan letter urging the Biden-Harris Administration to provide $450 million for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) in the President's Fiscal Year 2025 Budget, as currently authorized under law. "The Great Lakes are a   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 16 [Category: Libraries] -- The American Library Association posted the following news release: Miriam Tuliao has announced that she will participate in the 37th Annual Great Saunter, a 32-mile walk around Manhattan, on May 4, 2024 to raise funds for ALA's Spectrum Scholarship Program. This is Tuliao's 17th consecutive year organizing an annual fundraiser for Spectrum. To support Tuliao's fundraising efforts, please visit https://ec.ala.org/donate to make your gift and  more

ALBANY, New York, Feb. 16 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release on Feb. 15, 2024: Governor Kathy Hochul today announced more than $166 million is being awarded to 187 projects to improve water quality across the state. The grants support projects that will help protect drinking water, update aging water infrastructure, combat contributors to harmful algal blooms, and improve aquatic habitat in communities statewide. More than $101 million of the funding will suppor  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Feb. 14 (TNSres) -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: NOAA researchers at NOAA's Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory (GLERL) report that they've seen a steady decrease in ice coverage across the Great Lakes, which has reached a historic low. Together, Great Lakes ice coverage was measured at 2.7 % on February 11, 2024. Coverage on each of the lakes was measured as follows: Lake Superior 1.7 % Lake Michigan 2.6  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Dave Joyce, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on Feb. 12, 2024: Today, Representatives Dave Joyce (R-OH-14), David Rouzer (R-NC-07), Frank Pallone (D-NJ-06), and Emilia Sykes (D-OH-13) reintroduced the Beaches Environmental Assessment and Coastal Health (BEACH) Act. The funding provided through this bill helps state and local governments test, monitor, and identify contamination in recreational waters, such as the Great Lakes. "Every year, Ohio families and  more