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• EPA, Members of Congress, Partners and Stakeholders celebrate a decade of GLRI success 

  Launched in 2010, GLRI has funded over 5,400 projects totaling more than $2.7 billion; $16 million slated for two newly selected projects

  EPA News Release: EPA, Members of Congress, Partners and Stakeholders celebrate a decade of GLRI success 

  • Release Date: December 9, 2020

• EPA Announces Removal of Lower Menominee River from List of Great Lakes Areas of Concern

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Removal of Lower Menominee River from List of Great Lakes Areas of Concern

  • Release Date: September 3, 2020

• EPA Highlights Recovery of Great Lakes Piping Plover

  Endangered shorebird recovering thanks to GLRI support and partnerships

  EPA News Release: EPA Highlights Recovery of Great Lakes Piping Plover

  • Release Date: August 13, 2020

• EPA Authorizes Keweenaw Bay Indian Community to Set Water Quality Standards for L’Anse Reservation in Michigan

  EPA News Release: EPA Authorizes Keweenaw Bay Indian Community to Set Water Quality Standards for L’Anse Reservation in Michigan

  • Release Date: April 28, 2020

• EPA announces $2.9 million Great Lakes project to clean up contaminated sediment in Detroit River, enabling expansion of city’s Riverwalk

  EPA News Release: EPA announces $2.9 million Great Lakes project to clean up contaminated sediment in Detroit River, enabling expansion of city’s Riverwalk

  • Release Date: April 14, 2020

• EPA awards over $9 million in GLRI funding for projects to reduce excess nutrients in the Great Lakes

  EPA News Release: EPA awards over $9 million in GLRI funding for projects to reduce excess nutrients in the Great Lakes

  • Release Date: April 14, 2020

• EPA awards $6.4 million to Great Lakes Fishery Commission for projects to restore and manage fish species

  EPA News Release: EPA awards $6.4 million to Great Lakes Fishery Commission for projects to restore and manage fish species

  • Release Date: April 13, 2020

• Great Lakes Restoration Initiative receives $20 million in additional funding

  EPA proposes allocations of FY 2020 funding increase

  EPA News Release: Great Lakes Restoration Initiative receives $20 million in additional funding

  • Release Date: April 9, 2020

• EPA announces $4.5 million sediment cleanup in the St. Louis River Area of Concern in Duluth, Minnesota

  EPA News Release: EPA announces $4.5 million sediment cleanup in the St. Louis River Area of Concern in Duluth, Minnesota

  • Release Date: March 30, 2020

• EPA Awards Michigan $1.19 Million in Funding to Test for Lead in School Drinking Water

  EPA News Release: EPA Awards Michigan $1.19 Million in Funding to Test for Lead in School Drinking Water

  • Release Date: March 19, 2020

• EPA highlights projects funded by the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative in 2019

  EPA News Release: EPA highlights projects funded by the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative in 2019

  • Release Date: February 14, 2020

• EPA Announces Over $46 Million for Infrastructure Projects to Protect Surface Water and Drinking Water in Minnesota

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Over $46 Million for Infrastructure Projects to Protect Surface Water and Drinking Water in Minnesota

  • Release Date: February 12, 2020

• 2019 Year in Review Highlighting EPA Accomplishments and Environmental Progress

  Region 5 gains include improved air quality, Great Lakes restoration, cleanups, redevelopment

  EPA News Release: 2019 Year in Review Highlighting EPA Accomplishments and Environmental Progress

  • Release Date: February 6, 2020

• EPA, States Making Progress Toward “Delisting” Lower Menominee River Area of Concern

  EPA News Release: EPA, States Making Progress Toward “Delisting” Lower Menominee River Area of Concern

  • Release Date: January 29, 2020