The Obama Administration’s 2013 budget carries positives and negatives for the Great Lakes. The budget includes $300 million for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI), a multi-year effort devoted to cleaning up toxins, combating invasive species, and protecting shores and wetlands from pollution.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, however, will suffer a 1.2 percent budget cut from the current year, and an approximately 16 percent reduction from 2011. Spending for drinking water and sewer infrastructure will take the brunt of the cuts, and the $9.9 million Beach Grants Program will be eliminated.
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Fewer beaches in Illinois will be closed in upcoming summers and
polluted waterways will be cleaned up as part of President Barack
Obama’s plan to extend the 
Just two days after winning Tuesday’s primary election three
Democratic candidates voiced their opposition to Congressman Paul Ryan’s
GOP budget plan, which passed the Republican-lead House Budget
Committee Wednesday night.
