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In Saugatuck, the Governor signed the Water Protection Package, which the legislature passed in conjunction with the ratification of the Great Lakes Compact.
I started yesterday on the other side of the State in Port Huron with Representatives Terry Brown and John Espinoza. We were all there to celebrate the Michigan kickoff of the Healthy Lakes, Healthy Lives tour organized by the Healing Our Waters Great Lakes Coalition. The sailboat Earth Voyager launched from Buffalo, NY on June 4th and will be sailing throughout all the Great Lakes with its return to Rochester, NY on September 6th.
The Tour is intended to highlight how regional partners in the Great Lakes States and Canadian partners are embracing the Great Lakes Regional Collaboration Agenda; and to draw further attention to the need for the federal government to match the regional commitment. The timing of this effort is critical. Both presidential candidates have pledged their commitment to Great Lakes restoration. Great Lakes advocates must be prepared to press our agenda as the new federal government takes power next January.
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