In January 2008, Save The River and Great Lakes United teamed up with 44 organizations from around the Great Lakes region to release a critique of the Army Corps of Engineers report on the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway shipping system.

“The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has backed away from Seaway expansion, but missed an enormous opportunity to develop a blueprint for a sustainable shipping system,” argue the groups in a joint statement.

 Read the full statement by regional environmental groups here.

Read the formal comment letter submitted to the Army Corps of Engineers here.