National Ag News
Senator calls for funding restoration for Great Lakes projects
Mar 30, 2017, 13:30 PM
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A member of the Senate Ag Committee doesn’t want federal funding removed for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative.
President Trump’s 2018 budget proposal eliminates the $300 million fund. Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown says programs funded by the initiative have helped farmers address the algae bloom issues.
“The challenge we have is Lake Erie is the shallowest lake, it’s only 30 feet in the western basin. So when it’s that shallow it’s more vulnerable to pollution.
