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IN GREAT LAKES FOR ALL: Bush budget shortchanges Great Lakes

President Bush’s recently unveiled 2009 budget shortchanges the Great Lakes, according to an AP report. The Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition analyzed the budget proposal and concluded that the presidents request of about $300 million for Great Lakes programs was a reduction of over $50 million from what was appropriated for 2008. That means less money for sewage upgrades and the ongoing battle against invasive species.

But he also notes that a lot is probably going to change by the time the 2009 budget comes up for a vote.

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