E.P.A. to host meetings about Great Lakes restoration initiative

No. 09-OPA134

(Chicago, Ill. - July 16, 2009) This summer, E.P.A. will host public meetings in each of the Great Lakes states to discuss the federal government's outline action project for restoring the Great Lakes. The goal of this federal multi-agency, multi-year initiative is to address the most urgent problems affecting the lakes. E.P.A. and other federal agencies have identified 5 principal areas on which to focus efforts:

• Toxic substances and areas of concern
• Invasive species
• Near shore health and runoff
• Habitat and wildlife protection and restoration
• Accountability, monitoring, evaluation, communication and partnerships.

More information is accessible on EPA's Web site: http://www.epa.gov/grtlakes/glri

The schedule for the meetings is:

• Tuesday, July 21, Doubletree Hotel Milwaukee City Center, Wisconsin Room, 611 W. Wisconsin Ave., Milwaukee, Wis. from five to seven p.m. CDT.
• Wed., July 22, Metcalfe Federal Building, Room 331, 77 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago, Ill. from six to eight p.m. CDT. This meeting will be Webcast live at: http://epa.gov/greatlakes/live.
• Thursday, July 23, Indiana Dept. of Environmental Management Northwest Office, 8380 Louisiana St., Merrillville, Ind. from five to seven p.m. CDT.
• Monday, July 27, CanalWay Center, State Boat Landing Room, 4524 E. 49th St., Cuyahoga Heights, Ohio from six to eight p.m. EDT.
• Tuesday, July 28, Tom Ridge Environmental Center, Presque Isle State Park, Room 112, 301 Peninsula Drive, Erie, Pennsylvania from six to eight p.m. EDT.
• Wednesday, July 29, Radisson Riverside, FitzHugh Room, 120 Main Saint East, Rochester, New York from five to seven p.m. EDT.
• Monday, August 3, Kellogg Center Auditorium, 55 South Harrison Ave., East Lansing, Mich. from five to seven p.m. EDT.
• Tuesday, August 4, E.P.A. Mid-Continent Ecology Laboratory, Gitchee Gumee Conference Center, 6201 Congdon Blvd., Duluth, Minn. from four to six p.m. CDT.

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