|
|
NEMWI Comments on the IJC's Triennial Assessment of Progress on Great Lakes Water Quality and U.S. and Canadian Governments' 2016 Progress Report of the Parties
NEMWI submitted comments on the International Joint Commission's (IJC's) Triennial Assessment of Progress [TAP] on Great Lakes Water Quality Draft Report. The IJC's TAP report (including its technical appendix) assesses the progress of the U.S. and Canadian governments ("Parties") towards meeting the objectives of the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement (GLWQA). The Parties' actions towards meeting GLWQA objectives are described in the 2016 Progress Report of the Parties [PROP]. The TAP and current PROP are the first of each report to be written under the 2012 GLWQA.
NEMWI comments focused on the subjects of two of the GLWQA's Annexes: Annex 4, which addresses Nutrients; and Annex 1, which addresses Areas of Concern (AOC). The comments provided by NEMWI are intended to provide considerations the Parties should take into account as they move forward with mitigating nutrient overload in the Great Lakes (especially Lake Erie) and remediating environmental conditions at AOC. NEMWI's comments to the IJC can be found here.
For more information, contact Ankita Mandelia, Policy Analyst for the Towards Sustainable Water Information Program or Matthew McKenna, Director of the Great Lakes Washington Program at the Northeast Midwest Institute
|
Senate Great Lakes Members Call for the Release of the USACE Brandon Road Study
Led by Senate Great Lakes Task Force Co-Chair, Sen. Debbie Stabenow (MI) and Senate Great Lakes Task Force member, Sen. Gary Peters (MI), a group of Great Lakes Senators sent the the Trump Administration a letter urging it to release an U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) study recommending the next course of action at the
Brandon Road Lock and Dam to prevent the spread of invasive Asian carp from entering the Great Lakes basin through the Chicago Area Waterway System (CAWS). The letter, which was sent last week, is in response to an earlier announcement by the Administration that it was going to delay the report's release, which was originally supposed to be at the end of February. Other Senators sigining onto the letter include: Senators Dick Durbin (IL), Sherrod Brown (OH), Amy Klobuchar (MN), Al Franken (MN), Tammy Duckworth (IL), Joe Donnelly (IN), Kirsten Gillibrand (NY), Bob Casey (PA), Tammy Baldwin (WI), and Chuck Schumer (NY). The text of the letter can be viewed here.
Director of the Great Lakes Washington Program at the Northeast-Midwest Institute.
|
Great Lakes Economic Forum to Take Place in Detroit Next Week
The Great Lakes Regional Council will hold its annual Great Lakes Economic Forum in the Detroit-Windsor area next week from
April 24-26. The Great Lakes Economic Forum serves as an opportunity for
decision makers in the region to learn directly from business leaders and experts about initiatives that help improve the competitiveness and sustainability of the bi-national economic region. Numerous keynote speakers are scheduled to address the forum including the U.S. Office of Management and Budget's Director, Mick Mulvaney. Interested individuals can register
here.
Director of the Great Lakes Washington Program at the Northeast-Midwest Institute.
|
The Center for Neighborhood Technology to Hold Webinar on S
ustainable Water Management and the Reduction of Poverty
The Center for Neighborhood Technology (CNT) will hold a webinar on Thursday, April 27 at 2 PM Eastern time on the Urban Opportunity Agenda framework and how sustainable water management can reduce poverty. The Urban Opportunity Agenda
is a framework for economic development that generates
economic growth from the ground up by reducing costs for families and businesses.
The webinar will focus on research findings for the City of Detroit as an example and touch on some new research on emerging opportunities for smarter use of water and is open to all including city leaders, community representatives, nonprofit staff & board, funders, etc.
Below please find the link and dial in number for the webinar:
Webinar Link:
Telephone Audio:
United States: +1 (224) 501-3412 Access Code: 630-757-093
Panelists who will participate on the webinar include:
Scott Bernstein, Founder and Chief Strategy + Innovation Officer, Center for Neighborhood Technology
Jen McGraw, Director, Sustainability Innovation, Center for Neighborhood Technology
Jumana Vasi, Program Officer, CS Mott Foundation (moderator)
Director of the Great Lakes Washington Program at the Northeast-Midwest Institute.
|
|
NEMWI: Strengthening the Region that Sustains the Nation
|
|
| |
| |
|
|
