OH-Gov: Nan Whaley (D) Goes After Trump's Assault On Lake Erie's Funding

Ohio wouldn’t be Ohio without Lake Erie. With over 300 miles of coastline bordering the lake, millions of Ohioans depend on Lake Erie for their livelihoods, vacations, and even their drinking water. It’s extremely important for our state to ensure that Lake Erie remains clean and safe for drinking, fishing, commerce, and recreation.

Sadly, the Trump administration in Washington seems to disagree. They recently proposed a budget plan that would cut all funding to the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, which since 2010 has protected our lakes from invasive species, pollution, and other threats.

We can’t allow Trump to harm Lake Erie. Will you add your name to tell Trump not to slash funding for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative?

Lake Erie alone is a source of drinking water for 11 million people in the U.S. and Canada. Some parts of the Midwest have enough problems getting clean, safe water -- can you imagine if we weren’t able to draw from the world’s 12th largest lake, right on Ohio’s northern border?

But that’s a distinct possibility if we don’t invest in projects that reduce nutrient runoff, prevent and control invasive species, restore native habitats, and clean up the most affected areas -- all of which the GLRI does. This program has strong and bipartisan support among Midwesterners -- and yet, the Trump administration thinks they know what’s best for us.

Well, as the Trump administration showed last month when they proposed to cut the entire Environmental Protection Agency’s budget by 30%, Washington doesn’t know jack about protecting our environment. So we need to tell them, loud and clear:

Add your name to tell Trump: Don’t slash funding for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative.

Thanks,
Nan

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