U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson has released an action plan to guide the Obama Administration's historic efforts to restore the Great Lakes. The plan lays out the most urgent threats facing the Great Lakes and sets out goals, objectives and key actions over the next five years to help restore the lakes. The plan was developed by 16 federal agencies as part of the federal inter-agency task force chaired by Administrator Jackson.
The action plan contains five priority focus areas: protection and cleanup of the most polluted areas in the lakes; combating invasive species; protection of high priority watersheds and reduced runoff from urban, suburban and, agricultural sources; restoration of wetlands and other habitats; and implementation of accountability measures, learning initiatives, outreach and strategic partnerships.
Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle, co-chair of the Council of Great Lakes of Governors, says his state is defined by the Great Lakes, and one of our greatest responsibilities is to preserve this important freshwater resource for future generations. Some 30 million Americans get their drinking water from the Great Lakes, and the lakes also support a multi-billion dollar economy based on fishing, boating and recreational activities.
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