U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, is urging her colleagues to authorize the Great Lakes Coastal Resiliency Study in the upcoming Water Resources Development Act. The study would be the first of its kind to coordinate a strategy and recommend actions to manage and protect the Great Lakes coastline and protect nearby communities and the local economy. The New York Democrat says multiple federal agencies and the Army Corps of Engineers have proposed conducting the study. She says that could result in more Army Corps projects in New York.
