Environment
GRAND RAPIDS, MI – Today, U.S. Representative Hillary Scholten (D-MI-03) announced $11,026,695 to restore and revitalize an approximately 2,887-foot stretch of the Lower Grand River flowing through the City of Grand Rapids. The funding is through the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and will improve public safety, restore aquatic habitats for native Great Lakes fish and mussel species, and enhance river access and use.
WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Representative Hillary Scholten (D-MI-03) announced the City of Grand Rapids will receive $1,092,000 in federal support through the Community Project Funding (CPF) process. The funding will be used to upgrade the ultraviolet (UV) disinfection system at the city’s water resource recovery facility.
WASHINGTON, DC – This week, U.S. Congresswoman Hillary Scholten (D-MI-03) introduced the Friends in the Field Act. This legislation would strengthen biological pest control practices on farms in West Michigan and across the country by encouraging the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to engage in further research and development around its best uses.
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Representative Hillary Scholten (D-MI-03), alongside U.S. Representative Mike Levin (D-CA-49), introduced the Plastic Pellet Free Waters Act to protect waterways in Michigan and across the country from harmful plastic pollution.
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Congresswoman Hillary Scholten (D-MI-03), alongside U.S. Congressman Brian Mast (R-FL-21), introduced the Local Water Protection Act. This bipartisan legislation would reauthorize an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) grant program that provides funds for states to develop and implement programs that manage nonpoint source water pollution, or pollution from diffuse sources including runoff from farms, managed forests and urban areas.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Hillary Scholten voted alongside her colleagues to advance the American Water Stewardship Act, which includes the reauthorization of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI), out of the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee with unanimous, bipartisan support. During the committee’s markup, she led the effort to increase GLRI’s authorization level from $475 million to $675 million to keep pace with the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law’s investments into the program.
WASHINGTON, D.C - Congresswoman Hillary Scholten (D-MI-03) is leading a group of 50 Representatives in condemning a Trump Administration plan to dramatically reduce Clean Water Act (CWA) protections across the country.
GRAND HAVEN, MI - Today, U.S. Representative Hillary Scholten held a press conference at Central Park Place in Grand Haven to celebrate the awarding of a contract to dredge the Grand Haven Inner Harbor. After months of delays and relentless advocacy from Rep. Scholten, the dredging is now set to begin imminently, avoiding lengthy delays that could have held up supply chains, increased costs for consumers, and been catastrophic for Michigan’s economy.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - After months of relentless advocacy, U.S. Representative Hillary Scholten announced that dredging will move forward in the Grand Haven Harbor imminently. As of August 22, 2025, a U.S. Army Corps contract has been awarded, and dredging is set to begin this fall. For months, the project’s future was uncertain due to the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) new testing requirements necessary to issue dredging permits.