President Obama released his budget proposal this week, and for the third year in a row, the administration is proposing a reduction in Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Funding. The proposed level for the next fiscal year is $250 million dollars, down from $300 million this year.
The GLRI is focused on tackling long-term ecological problems like invasive species, pollution, habitat degradation and algal bloom-causing runoff from agriculture and cities, among other concerns. The conservation program was launched in 2010.
