Federal 'Action Plan' Sets Ambitious Goals for Great Lakes Restoration

摘要

Arecently released federal plan for improving the ecological health of the Great Lakes includes a number of measures to be implemented and targets to be met over the next five years. Building on the broad goals of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, announced by the Obama administration in February 2009, the plan details how multiple federal agencies will coordinate efforts as they carry out the $2.2-billion initiative.