EPA releases 5-year plan to improve Great Lakes

CHICAGO (AP) — The Obama administration unveiled an updated five-year plan for restoring the Great Lakes on Wednesday that outlines accelerated efforts to address toxic pollution, invasive species and farm runoff and restore plant and wildlife habitat.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy released the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative’s action plan in Chicago at a meeting of mayors from Great Lakes states, calling it a roadmap for federal agencies to “strategically target the biggest threats to the Great Lakes ecosystem.”