President Trump's budget priorities have put funding for the Great Lakes in danger.
His 2018 budget outline eliminated $300 million in annual funding for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, which has backed hundreds of projects on pollution, invasive species and other topics. For a while, it looked like he might also grab $50 million in initiative funds in the current budget.
But at least the $50 million is safe.
Great Lakes funding preserved in 2017