GLIN==> Appointment of Great Lakes Coordinator Will Benefit Lakes, People, Businesses of Region

Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition
 
Appointment of Great Lakes Coordinator Will Benefit Lakes, People,
Businesses of Region
 
ANN ARBOR, MICH.—The Obama Administration today appointed Alliance for
the Great Lakes CEO Cameron Davis as a special advisor to the EPA to
help oversee the restoration of the Great Lakes. Davis is a former
co-chairman of the Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition. Commenting
on the appointment, Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition campaign
manager Jeff Skelding said:
 
“The appointment of Cameron Davis to help oversee the restoration of
the Great Lakes will benefit the Lakes and the people and businesses
which depend on them. 
 
“We congratulate Davis in his new post, and applaud the Obama
Administration for filling this important position. Davis understands
the serious threats facing the Great Lakes and has worked tirelessly
during his career to advance solutions that protect the Lakes, safeguard
public health and create jobs.
 
“The appointment of Davis to this position fulfills yet another
commitment that President Obama made during his campaign to restore the
largest fresh water resource in the world and continues the momentum
being generated in the White House and the U.S. Congress to advance
Great Lakes restoration and economic recovery.
 
“In short, Cameron Davis is a strong appointment. We look forward to
working with him, the Obama Administration and Congress to advance the
new $475 million Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, before the problems
get worse and more costly.
 
For more information, visit: http://www.healthylakes.org/ 
 
For Immediate Release:
June 3, 2009
 
Contact:
Jeff Skelding, Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition, 410-242-2704
Chad Lord, Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition, 202-454-3385
Jordan Lubetkin, Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition,
734-887-7109
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