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Upcoming Congressional Briefing on Asian Carp Control
Asian Carp Management and Control in the
Ohio River
and Upper Mississippi River
Basins
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Wednesday, September 6, 2017
2043 Rayburn House Office Building
The Northeast-Midwest Institute's Mississippi River Basin Program will hold a Congressional briefing
in conjunction with the Mississippi River Cooperative Resource Association (MICRA), Congressman Mike Kelly (PA-03), and Congressman Ron Kind (WI-03) on Thursday, September 6, from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM. Lunch will be served.
The briefing will provide Congressional staff, regional and environmental organizations, and interested members of the public the opportunity to hear directly from stakeholders from the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers about the ongoing efforts to control the spread of Asian carp. The briefing will include an overview of current efforts to monitor, control, remove, and deter the spread of Asian Carp, as well as a discussion of the role of public-private partnerships in these efforts.
The list of speakers includes:
- Mr. Mike Weimer, US Fish and Wildlife Service
- Mr. Nick Frohnauer, MN Department of Resources
- Mr. Ron Brooks, KY Department of Fish and Wildlife
- Mr. Andre Raghu, Blue Shores Fishery
- Mr. Greg Conover, MICRA, US Fish and Wildlife Service
Presentations will be followed by a Q + A session with the panel. Representatives from the US Army Corps of Engineers and US Geological Survey will also participate.
For more information, please contact
Joe Vukovich, Senior Policy Analyst for the Mississippi River Basin Program at the Northeast-Midwest Institute.
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USACE Announces Public Meetings on Brandon Road Study
Meeting dates and locations include:
- September 11 from 1 to 5 p.m. at the James R Thompson Center, 100 W Randolph St., Chicago.
- September 14 from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. at Muskegon Community College, Collegiate Hall, 221 S. Quarterline Road, Muskegon, Michigan.
- September 18 from 3:30 - 6:30 p.m. at Joliet Junior College, "U" Conference Center, 1215 Houbolt Road, Joliet, Illinois.
The USACE will provide a presentation on the tentatively selected plan and also receive public oral comments. Written comments on the report are due on September 21 and can be submitted
here. A webinar and Facebook Live format for the September 14 and September 18 meetings will be available
here for anyone who is unable to attend.
For more information, contact
Matthew McKenna
, Director of the Great Lakes Washington Program at the Northeast-Midwest Institute.
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EPA Expands Review of
Car Emission Regulations
The EPA announced on August 10th that they are planning to revise emissions standards for cars and light trucks. The revision would cover vehicles made between 2021 and 2025. This is a more
expansive review than the agency had previously suggested, which would have only considered vehicles made between 2022 and 2025.
The announcement marks a further retreat from the Obama administration's environmental policies regarding vehicles. In 2012, the administration promulgated
rules which would require vehicles to average 54.5 miles per gallon by 2025, a shift which would have significantly reduced emissions.
If the standards are weakened, the Upper Mississippi River Basin region will likely see substantial environmental harms. The region already faces unique risks from global warming. Changing weather patterns will result in more flooding, and
more agricultural runoff pollution in the river. Weakened standards would only make solving the problem more difficult.
There will be a 45-day period to comment on the proposed changes. Information on how to leave a public comment on the changes can be found
here
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For more information, please contact
Joe Vukovich, Senior Policy Analyst for the Upper 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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