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NWI part of national urban rivers initiative

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MICHIGAN CITY – The Save the Dunes Council has announced that Northwest Indiana is one of seven pilot areas in the United States chosen for a new urban waters initiative.

On June 24, the Obama administration announced the effort with a goal to clean polluted urban rivers and waterways by pooling the resources of 11 federal agencies.

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson said, “It’s better to allow water to infiltrate the ground rather than run off the roads and carry chemicals and sediment into the water. (That way we can) manage the amount, quality and flow of water running into the river.

 

 

 

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