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CLEVELAND — On a June Sunday morning in 1969, there was a small fire in Cleveland. News 5 was the only camera to shoot it, and it was out in a half-hour but it would change the way the government dealt with the handling of environmental matters for generations to come.
“Since the start of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, we, along with the state and our many local partners, have made significant progress in transforming the river into a healthy and vibrant ecosystem,” said Shore. "Yeah, I came to Ohio to see the Lake,” he said, but he wasn’t anticipating the breakwall."The lake looks great it's a shame that there's a wall in the way here for me."
Its funding is tied to the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative. Founded in 2010, its budget has at times come under attack, including in 2019 when the Trump Administration proposed a 90% cut to it. That, though, brought Great Lakes Democrats and Republicans in the House and Senate together to say no.
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