Environmental

Senator Kirk Confronts $2.4 Million in Annual Cost of Great Lakes Pollution

24 Billion Gallons of Sewage and Storm Water Dumped into Great Lakes Annually

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CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 1, 2014.  U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.), co-chair of the Senate Great Lakes Task Force, today highlighted his ongoing efforts to preserve clean water, prevent sewage dumping and minimize beach closures across the Great Lakes.

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In 2013, Sen. Kirk, along with Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), introduced S. 571, the Great Lakes Water Protection Act, which would set a date certain to…

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