and the coastal zone from non-point source pollution, and
restore wetlands. Some of the coastal zone of the Great
Lakes is protected by two national parks, three national
lakeshores, and 96 state and provincial parks along the
shores of the Great Lakes. However, recent proposed
reductions in funding for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative and the EPA may undermine these activities.
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