CONTACT: EPA Press Office, press@epa.gov FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 7, 2010 EPA Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Grants Awarded WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has begun to award its competitive grants under President Barack Obama’s Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, which is targeting the most significant environmental problems in the region. EPA Administrator Lisa...
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa P. Jackson will announce EPA’s first Great Lakes Restoration Initiative competitive grants at events in Toledo, Ohio, and Green Bay, Wis., on Tuesday, Sept. 7. She will be joined in Toledo by Ohio Lt. Governor Lee Fisher, Ohio EPA Director Chris Korleski, Mayor Michael Bell, City...
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Provide advice, guidance, and recommendations that will assist EPA in making annual decisions on restoration priorities, activities, projects, and funding levels that reflect the highest priority needs. Loading…
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Get ready for the fall launch of the newest resource for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI). Congress specifically required EPA to develop an accountability system to track this unprecedented level of funding. The Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Accountability System (GLAS) is the primary mechanism for collecting information to monitor and report on Great Lakes...
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Lidar is a laser-based technology used to map land, beach, and underwater elevations. Planes equipped with lidar sensors have been surveying much of Lake Superior’s nearshore bathymetry since early July, and as of August 12, 2010, this bathymetric lidar data collection effort is complete. Over 900 linear kilometers of data were collected in forty-seven...
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This 2-hour interactive session discusses real world examples preparing Project-Level Quality Documentation. Also during the interactive session, individuals with experience preparing and reviewing quality documentation discuss their procedures, approaches, and challenges. Marion Kelly – Office of Water Amberina Khan & Kevin Bolger – Region 5 Craig Palmer, Molly Middlebrook Amos, Judy Schofield, Lynn Walters,...
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