Biden Announces $1 Billion , Great Lakes Restoration Plan.
Biden Announces $1 Billion , Great Lakes Restoration Plan.
CNN reports that on Feb. 17,
President Joe Biden announced plans to
allot $1 billion toward the restoration of
the Great Lakes of the United States.
CNN reports that on Feb. 17,
President Joe Biden announced plans to
allot $1 billion toward the restoration of
the Great Lakes of the United States.
Biden shared his plans while on a
presidential visit to Lorain, Ohio. .
He says his administration has drafted targeted plans to restore sites designated
by the Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) as "areas of concern.".
White House officials say the
$1 billion would restore at
least 22 areas of concern by 2030.
It’s going to allow the
most significant restoration
of the Great Lakes in the history of the Great Lakes. , President Joe Biden, via statement.
Though the Great Lakes provide
potable water to over 40 million
citizens of the United States.
Biden said several areas across the region
had been “dangerously polluted for decades.”.
The president made his remarks from
the Black River in Lorain, Ohio.
The president made his remarks from
the Black River in Lorain, Ohio.
The Black River, known as the
“river of fish tumors," according to
the EPA, has earned its reputation...
... "due to its long history of industrial,
agricultural, and urban uses, which led to
poor water quality, loss of biodiversity,
habitat degradation and sedimentation.”.
... "due to its long history of industrial,
agricultural, and urban uses, which led to
poor water quality, loss of biodiversity,
habitat degradation and sedimentation.”