Lt. Governor delivers $806,469 gift during Bay City visit
The Bay City Times - 7/16/08
Lt. Gov. John D. Cherry Jr. came to Bay City to talk about tourism on Tuesday, and brought some money to back it up. 
Cherry announced an $806,469 enhancement grant from the Michigan Department of Transportation to be used by city officials for streetscape improvements on Center Avenue from Johnson Street to Livingston Avenue.
http://blog.mlive.com/bctimes/2008/07/lt_governor_delivers_gift_duri.html 

Op-Ed: Compact weak on protecting groundwater 
Traverse City Record Eagle - 7/13/08                                                                          
There is concern in some circles that the Great Lakes Compact, the anti-diversion pact sent to Congress last week after Michigan was the last state to approve it, might fail on Capitol Hill because thirsty states have more clout than the Lakes states.                                 
Lt. Gov. John Cherry, chairman of the Great Lakes Commission, is not in that circle -- especially if Congress votes before the next census costs Rust Belt states even more seats.
http://www.record-eagle.com/opinion/local_story_195100022.html

Lt. Governor comments on Cherry Festival
7 & 4 News - 7/13/08
"People come from all over not just from Michigan but from across the county to enjoy the parade. It's symbolic of what great magnets the Great Lakes are for this state and what a critical part of our economy is," said John Cherry.
http://tv7-4.com/news/news_story.aspx?id=158627

$3.4 million cleanup to restore Muskegon Lake shoreline
Muskegon Chronicle - 7/11/08
A three year, $3.4 million plan to restore natural features along five miles of the lake's southern shoreline was announced Friday by the Great Lakes Commission and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Friday. The project area extends from the mouth of the Muskegon River to the Muskegon Lake Channel into Lake Michigan.
http://blog.mlive.com/chronicle/2008/07/34_million_cleanup_to_restore.html

Make compact just a start for healthier lakes
Detroit Free Press - 7/10/08
The compact commits the eight Great Lakes states to consider as a group requests for bulk diversions of water, which will lead to rejection of the requests in practically all instances. Only counties that straddle the edge of the Great Lakes basin have even a prayer of being considered. Ontario and Quebec have set similar standards.
http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080710/OPINION01/807100337
                                                                                                                                                                      
Earth Voyager event promotes healthy lakes
The Times Herald - 7/10/08
A coalition of about 100 environmental, business, conservation and educational groups called the Healing Our Waters -- Great Lakes Coalition is sponsoring an Earth Voyager tour of 13 Great Lakes ports this summer. Group members argue the federal government should spend $26 billion to preserve and restore the Great Lakes.
http://www.thetimesherald.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080710/NEWS01/807100304/1002 

Grant issued to help clean Galien River
WNDU- 7/10/08
Water quality and economic vitality are two issuesMichigan is looking to focus on for its Great Lakes.                                                                                                                                                                                 On Thursday, Lieutenant Governor John Cherry brought that message to Warren Dunes State Park where he signed a $309,000 state grant to help clean up the Galien River.             
http://www.wndu.com/localnews/headlines/24333517.html

Local communities spend far more than feds on Great Lakes
The Macomb Daily - 2/28/08
As hundreds of environmental activists gather in Washington today to mark Great Lakes Day in the nation's capital, a new study finds a huge gap between local communities and the federal government in funding for the lakes.
http://www.macombdaily.com/stories/022808/loc_local03.shtml

Upper governments skimp on water quality management
The Chronicle - Journal (Thunder Bay, Ontario) - 2/28/08
The Canadian and U.S. governments are striking out while municipalities are rounding third when it comes to paying for Great Lakes infrastructure, says a report released Wednesday.
The Great Lakes Commission and the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative report suggests that towns and cities on both sides of the border spend about US$15 billion a year on water quality management and ecosystem protection.
http://www.chroniclejournal.com/stories_local.php?id=94773

Time for feds to chip in on Great Lakes cleanup?
Duluth News Tribune - 2/28/08
Duluth isn't alone in feeling overwhelmed with the cost of keeping Lake Superior clean. State and local officials from across the Great Lakes region on Wednesday said they are investing billions of dollars to clean up the Great Lakes, and said it's time for the U.S. and Canadian federal governments to do the same.
http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/articles/index.cfm?id=61283&section=News

Great Lakes Officials Seek Aid from U.S. and Canada
NY Times - 2/27/08
CHICAGO - Regional government agencies around the Great Lakes spend some $15 billion a year to protect the lakes from invasive species, contaminated sediment and sewage overflows, a new study shows. But local officials say that still more protection is needed and that the United States and Canadian governments should pay for it.
http://www.nytimes.com/