NEMWI Weekly Update
May 10, 2021
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NEMWI Holds Second Session of Great Lakes
Primer and Orientation Program

The Northeast-Midwest Institute (NEMWI) held the second session of the Great Lakes Primer and Orientation Program, which focused on invasive species in the Great Lakes. The Great Lakes Primer and Orientation Program, which is a series of one-hour webinars, endeavors to provide Congressional staff with a fundamental policy education on the most critical issues that directly impact the health of the Great Lakes at the federal level. The first session, which can be viewed here, focused on the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI).

The second session focused on the adverse impacts that invasive species have to both the Great Lakes environment and economy. Topics included past and current invading invasive species like the sea lamprey and invasive quagga and zebra mussels and new threats to the Great Lakes including invasive carp. To view a recording of program you can visit here. Future sessions of the Primer and Orientation Program will be announced in the near future. 
NEMWI To Co-Host Webinar on Invasive Carp
 
Please join the Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee (ACRCC) and the Northeast-Midwest Institute for a webinar on the 2021 Asian Carp Action Plan (Action Plan) on Tuesday, May 11, 2021, at 1:00 PM EDT. The 2021 Action Plan serves as the ACRCC’s comprehensive portfolio of initiatives focused on protecting the Great Lakes basin from invasive carp. The ACRCC is a collaborative bi-national effort among U.S. and Canadian federal, state, provincial, tribal, and municipal agencies to combat the spread of invasive carp to the Great Lakes.
 
The briefing will be led by ACRCC co-chairs U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and will include presentations from key ACRCC partners. Participating agencies will include:

  • USFWS
  • US EPA
  • US Army Corps of Engineers
  • USGS
  • Great Lakes Fishery Commission
  • Illinois DNR
  • Ohio DNR 
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This Week in Washington
In the Senate:

Hearings to examine equity in transportation infrastructure, focusing on connecting communities, removing barriers, and repairing networks across America. Tuesday, May 11, 2021 10:00 AM – SD-216| Host: Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure

Hearings to examine rethinking disaster recovery and resiliency, focusing on protecting our nation's transportation systems Thursday, May 13, 2021 10:00 AM – SD-192| Host: Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies
In the House:

Wednesday, May 12th, 2021 10:00 AM | Washington| Host: Committee on Agriculture | Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry

Thursday, May 13th, 2021 10:30 AM | Zoom | Committee on Energy and Commerce | Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change

Thursday, May 13th, 2021 1:00 PM | Host: Committee on Natural Resources | Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources
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