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All of the Great Lakes problems. In one hour, on WDET

Testing on the St. Louis River near Duluth
Testing on the St. Louis River near Duluth

Will Congress give $300 million for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative -- or will President Trump be able to cut the money from the federal budget? How can a polluted river be restored to give an economic boost to cities like Buffalo, N.Y., and Duluth, Minn.? How is climate change affecting the lakes?

On WDET's Detroit Today, journalists from across the region discussed these and other challenges facing the Great Lakes.

Listen to the discussion with Associated Press environmental writer John Flesher, Mary Ellen Geist of Great  Lakes Now, Danielle Kaeding of Wisconsin Public Radio and Dave Rosenthal of Great Lakes Today. 

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Dave Rosenthal is Managing Editor of Great Lakes Today, a collaboration of public media stations that is led by WBFO, ideastream in Cleveland in WXXI in Rochester, and includes other stations in the region.