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NEMWI Co-hosts Congressional Briefing on the ACRCC's 2019 Asian Carp Action Plan
The Northeast-Midwest Institute (NEMWI) and the Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee (ACRCC) co-hosted a Congressional briefing on Asian carp mitigation in the Great Lakes Region last Tuesday, April 30. The briefing focused on the ACRCC's 2019 Action Plan, grass carp, and the Brandon Road Selected Plan.
ACRCC Co-Chairs Bill Bolen (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency) and Mike Weimer (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) discussed the 2019 Action Plan and how it addresses the threat of Asian carp to the Great Lakes. They also provided information on sound deterrent technologies that could impede the movement of Asian carp and actions that are being taken to address the potential transfer of Asian carp through entrainment between barges.
John Navarro (Ohio Department of Natural Resources) and Cindy Tam (U.S. Geological Survey) talked about the current efforts in addressing grass carp in Lake Erie, while Kevin Irons (Illinois Department of Natural Resources) focused on the expanding harvesting efforts in both Illinois and Kentucky.
Finally, Colonel Aaron Reisinger (U.S. Army Corp of Engineers, Chicago District) discussed the Corps' efforts in the Chicago Area Waterway System (CAWS), while Colonel Steven Sattinger (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District) focused on recent developments concerning the Brandon Road Selected Plan, which would put new barriers in place at the Brandon Road Lock and Dam that would prevent the upstream movement of Asian carp towards Lake Michigan.
The presentations from the briefing can be found here, and a full audio recording of the program can be found here.
For more information,
please contact
Matthew McKenna, Director of the Great Lakes Washington Program at the Northeast-Midwest Institute
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Briefing: How Communities Can Drive Defense Manufacturing
How can we best rebuild American manufacturing? One place to start is the Defense Manufacturing Communities Support initiative, a dynamic new model aimed at mobilizing communities to address the military's urgent manufacturing needs. Launched as a prototype in 2014, the program is already showing success in 24 communities across the country. These communities are poised to modernize
the defense industrial base-improving its readiness, its supply chains, and its skilled workforce.
Join us on Thursday, May 9, for a briefing featuring local leaders and national experts who will explore how this model has spurred lasting public-private collaboration in manufacturing communities, and is set to expand into new communities and serve as a cornerstone of federal manufacturing policy.
This event is co-sponsored by American Manufacturing Communities Collaborative, The Century Foundation, and the Northeast-Midwest Institute.
What: Congressional Briefing on
How Communities Can Drive Defense Manufacturing
Who: Co-hosted by t
he Northeast-Midwest Institute, the American Manufacturing Communities Collaborative, and the Century Foundation
When:
Thursday, May 9, 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Where:
Longworth HOB B208
For more information,
please contact
Eric Heath
, Senior Policy Counsel for the Mississippi River Basin Program at the Northeast-Midwest Institute
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U.S.-China Talks Falter; Administration Threatens 25% Tariff Hike on All Chinese Imports for Friday
The ongoing trade talks between the U.S. and China have seemingly fallen apart. While it was always uncertain whether or not the negotiations would result in any agreement, much less one of substance or with any durability, it seems they have reached a new low point.
After the Trump Administration claimed a continued string of successes in getting the Chinese government to make various commitments, the administration is now claiming that China has reneged on a number of those concessions. It is also a certain possibility that no concessions were ever made.
The Trump Administration now plans to increase the current 10% tariffs on $200 billion of Chinese goods imported by the United States to 25%. Other tariffs covering the rest of imports from China will also be hit with a 25% tariff after the required rule making process, according to the White House.
Essentially the entirety of the costs of these tariffs will quickly be passed on to American consumers. China will almost certainly retaliate against U.S. exports as it has in response to previous tariff threats from the Trump Administration. The likely result will be further pressure on the U.S. agriculture sector and new attacks on the U.S. automotive sector, with almost every main export under risk of retaliatory measures.
For more information,
please contact
Eric Heath
, Senior Policy Counsel for the Mississippi River Basin Program at the Northeast-Midwest Institute
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NEMWI: Strengthening the Region that Sustains the Nation
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