The Northeast-Midwest Institute (NEMWI) will continue the Great Lakes Primer and Orientation Program on June 11th and June 18th with programming focusing on resiliency and climate change issues in the Great Lakes and the impact of harmful algal blooms on the region. Registration for the June 11th session on resiliency can be found Here.
The Great Lakes Primer and Orientation Program endeavors to provide key policy education on the most critical issues that directly impact the health of the Great Lakes at the federal level.
These upcoming programs will focus on:
Climate Change and Coastal Resiliency in the Great Lakes (June 11th at Noon EST):
How climate change is impacting the Great Lakes;
Rising water levels and their impacts on the region; and
Local and state efforts to build resiliency in the Great Lakes.
Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) in the Great Lakes (June 18th at Noon EST):
The impact of HABs on freshwater systems;
Western Lake Erie’s HABs;
Conservation efforts reducing nutrient pollution.
Again, registration for the June 11th session can be found HERE.
Access to previous Primer and Orientation sessions on the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) and on invasive species in the Great Lakes can be viewed at the following links:
House Subcommittee To Hold Hearing on Key Water Infrastructure Bills
The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change will hold a legislative hearing on several important bills to address safe and equitable access to drinking water on Tuesday, May 25th at 11:30 a.m. Testifying before the Subcommittee will be Dr. Jennifer McLain, the Director of the Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The Office of Ground Water is responsible for implementing the Clean Water Act and Safe Drinking Water Act. Relevant bills that will be discussed during the hearing include:
H.R. 1512, the “Climate Leadership and Environmental Action for our Nation’s Future Act” or the “CLEAN Future Act” (Reps. Pallone (D-NJ), Tonko (D-NY), and Rush (D-IL) on 03/02/2021)
H.R. 616, the “Emergency Water is a Human Right Act” (Rep. Tlaib (D-MI) on 01/28/2021)
H.R. 3238, the “Colonia Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2021” (Rep. Escobar (D-TX) on 05/14/2021)
H.R. 3267, the “Protect Drinking Water from PFAS Act of 2021” (Rep. Boyle (D-PA) on 05/17/2021)
H.R. 3282, the “Drinking Water Funding for the Future Act of 2021” (Reps. McKinley (R-WV) and Rodgers (R-WA) on 05/17/2021)
H.R. 3286, the “Emergency Order Assurance, Safety, and Inspection of Water Systems Act” or the “Emergency OASIS Act” (Rep. Ruiz (D-CA) on 05/17/2021)
H.R. 3291, the “Assistance, Quality, and Affordability Act of 2021” (Rep. Tonko on 05/18/2021)
H.R. 3300, the “Get the Lead Out Act” (Reps. Smith (R-NJ) and Cuellar (D-TX) on 05/18/2021)
H.R. 3293, the “Low-Income Water Customer Assistance Programs Act of 2021” (Reps. Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Katko (R-NY), Dingell (D-MI), and Tlaib on 05/18/2021)
H.R. 3292, the “Water Debt Relief Act of 2021” (Reps. Dingell, Tlaib, and Blunt Rochester on 05/18/2021)
A livestream of this hearing will be available HERE.
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