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EPA and Partners Celebrate Completion of Major Restoration Work in Ohio’s Cuyahoga River Area of Concern
The West Creek Flume Spillway Project, completed with a $7M Great Lakes Restoration Initiative grant, stabilized 6,500 linear feet of shoreline and restored fish passage.August 14, 2025
Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Achieves its Action Plan III Target with Monumental Remediation Efforts
The recent removal of the 128th Beneficial Use Impairment (BUI) marks the completion of a Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) Action Plan III target.March 31, 2025
National Park Service assists in improving the Waabizheshikana trail in the second largest Area of Concern in the U.S.
Utilizing funding from GLRI, the National Park Service Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance Program (RTCA) has supported the City of Duluth, Minnesota, to improve and expand park and trail spaces near historically disadvantaged neighborhoods located along the St. Louis River Estuary. The initial revitalization efforts to improve Waabizheshikana: The Marten Trail will enhance residents’ opportunities to connect back to a cultural and ecologically significant area of the waterfront. Partners are working together to preserve and enhance this trail while promoting awareness of the interconnectedness between Indigenous heritage and environmental stewardship.January 17, 2025
Thomson Reservoir Remedial Action Project Wraps Up First Season of Construction
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) celebrates the completion of the first of two construction seasons at the Thomson Reservoir Remedial Action project in the St. Louis River Area of Concern.December 16, 2024
Final Remaining BUI, Degradation of Benthos, Removed at Muskegon Lake AOC
The last remaining BUI in the Michigan AOC, the Degradation of Benthos, was removed after federal, state, and local partners determined that measures of benthic community health met established criteria.December 12, 2024
EPA Announces New 5-Year Plan to Accelerate Restoration of the Great Lakes
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announces an updated action plan for federal agencies and their partners under the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative to restore and protect the Great Lakes over the next five years
November 29, 2024
EPA completes Drum Removal Pilot Study in the Hubbell Processing Area of the Torch Lake Area of Concern
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency completed a Drum Removal Pilot Study in the Hubbell Processing Area of the Torch Lake Area of Concern.November 13, 2024
Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Emerald Shiner Fish Passage Project
The US Army Corps of Engineers builds a 700-foot-long fish passage at the City of Buffalo’s Freedom Park on Unity Island to support Emerald Shiner fish.October 16, 2024
$4.2 Million Recommended for Great Lakes Habitat Restoration
Funding for three ongoing cooperative agreements will support habitat restoration efforts that strengthen Great Lakes fisheries, ecosystems, and communities.September 18, 2024
Major Strides in Maumee AOC Restoration as 17 GLRI-Funded Projects Advance
The EPA Great Lakes National Program Office (GLNPO) celebrates significant progress in the Maumee Area of Concern (AOC) through the implementation of 17 habitat restoration projects
September 9, 2024