Michigan-based water advocacy group decries cuts to federal programs protecting the Great Lakes

By: Kyle Davidson

Outlets: Michigan Advance

Published: April 7, 2026

Words: 247

Last Updated: 3 months, 3 weeks ago


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Flow Water Advocates, a Traverse City-based advocacy group, is speaking out against President Donald Trump’s 2027 budget request for Fiscal Year 2027, pointing to major cuts for programs supporting clean water, public health and the Great Lakes.

Specifically, the group pointed to funding cuts to the Environmental Protection Agency, the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration and the Clean Water State Revolving Fund and the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, both of which are a key …

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