2020-Aug-11
US Congress Approves Great Lakes Funding
On July 31, 2020 the House of Representatives passed a bill that includes support for the Great Lakes. This bill provides funding for inland waterway navigation projects, the Brandon Road Lock and Dam project, which is designed to keep Asian carp from penetrating the Great Lakes, and provides funding for Army Corps of Engineers research on ways to fight harmful algal blooms.
Since Trump became president, a bi-partisan group from the US Congress and Senate have consistently supported the preservation of Great Lakes funding and have so far succeeded in overturning Trump’s proposed budget cuts. This next round of Great Lakes funding still requires Senate approval. Read more about the bill here.
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