The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced seven Great Lakes Restoration Initiative grants, totaling over $2.6 million, to improve water quality at Great Lakes beaches in Michigan and Wisconsin.
The grants were announced by EPA Regional Administrator and Great Lakes National Program Manager Susan Hedman at Samuel Myers Park in Racine, Wisconsin, at one of the beaches targeted for work under the grants.
Over the last three years, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative has provided more than $29 million for 78 projects to protect and restore Great Lakes beaches.
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Dredging Today Staff, August 29, 2012