Durbin Announces Funding for Public-Private Partnership Aimed at Protecting the Great Lakes

Press Release

U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today announced that the Sustain Our Great Lakes (SOGL) program has awarded a total of $706,350 in grants to three organizations in Illinois. The Sustain Our Great Lakes program works to protect, maintain, and restore the integrity of the Great Lakes ecosystem by supporting habitat restoration, protection and enhancement projects, invasive species control, water quality improvements, and watershed planning and management.

"We must ensure the national treasure that is the Lake Michigan is around for generations, providing drinking water, recreation and commerce for Illinois and other Great Lakes states," said Durbin. "The Sustain Our Great Lakes program provides the vital conservation funding for the world's largest freshwater ecosystem."

The Sustain Our Great Lakes program is a public--private partnership between the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the U.S. Forest Service, the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and Chicago-based ArcelorMittal.

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