Editors note: Congress is considering a $475 million appropriation for Great Lakes cleanup. This story is part of an occasional look at proposals for spending it. Is this appropriate? Weigh in on this and other ideas on Echo’s Great Lakes Restoration Initiative forum. Other stories.
By Sarah Coefield
coefield@msu.edu
Great Lakes Echo
July 29, 2009
The birds living on Great Lakes islands may be cut off from the mainland, but they are surrounded by its threats.  Invasive species, contaminants and encroaching housing and business development spell trouble for the millions relying on islands …

Editors note: Congress may invest $475 million this year in Great Lakes cleanup. This story is part of an occasional look at proposals for spending it. Weigh in on this and other ideas or suggest your own on Echo’s Great Lakes Restoration Initiative forum. Other stories.
By Allison Bush, bushalli@msu.edu
Great Lakes Echo
July 24, 2009
Old hydropower dams and roadways that cross streams can keep Great Lakes fish from traveling upstream to spawn.
But some also keep invasive species, such as the sea lamprey, from doing the same thing, said Marc Gaden, communications director …

Editors note: Congress may invest $475 million this year in Great Lakes cleanup. This story is part of an occasional look at proposals for spending it. Weigh in on this and other ideas on Echo’s Great Lakes Restoration Initiative forum. Other stories.
By Jeff Gillies
jeffgillies@gmail.com
Great Lakes Echo
July 23, 2009
A federal agency better known for dredging harbors than building wetlands could soon have a bigger stake in restoring Great Lakes habitats.
For anyone who finds that troubling, Milan Kruszynski has a beach crawling with baby box turtles and 9-inch bull frogs he’d …

Editors note: Congress is considering a $475 million appropriation for Great Lakes cleanup.  This story is part of an occasional look at proposals for how to spend it.  Is this an appropriate use of these funds? Weigh in on this and other ideas or suggest your own on Echo’s Great Lakes Restoration Initiative forum. Other stories.
By Allison Bush, bushalli@msu.edu
Great Lakes Echo
July 21, 2009
Getting buried in the sand at the beach is a childhood rite-of-passage that could have negative consequences.
Children could also be playing with bacteria and viruses that can lead …

(OH) Toledo Blade – Representatives of Great Lakes industry, environment, government, and policy groups yesterday called on Congress to approve President Obama’s $3.6 trillion budget plan because it contains a provision to set aside $475 million to restore the lakes, collectively the world’s largest source of fresh surface water.

By Allison Bush, bushalli@msu.edu
Great Lakes Echo
May 14, 2009
Regional environmental and economic groups on Thursday urged Congress to quickly approve President Barack Obama’s proposed allocation of $475 million to restore and protect the Great Lakes.
“This initiative, from our perspective, is the exact priorities the Great Lakes need, and the right amount,” said Andy Buchsbaum, co-chair of Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition.

The Associated Press: TRAVERSE CITY — President Barack Obama’s proposed budget seeks $475 million for a Great Lakes cleanup plan. The spending blueprint released Thursday includes a Great Lakes Restoration Initiative led by the Environmental Protection Agency.