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New NEMWI Report Assesses Federal Response to Blight
NEMWI has released a new report entitled, "Fighting Blight in the Northeast-Midwest Region: Assessing the Federal Response to Vacant and Abandoned Properties." The report c
haracterizes the state of vacant and abandoned property in cities within the Northeast-Midwest region, in general, and the Great Lakes sub-region, in particular. It inventories
federal programs that support rehabilitation, demolition, and land reuse, as well as related legislative efforts in the 114th Congress. The report also offers several federal policy recommendations to accelerate the fight against blight.
NEMWI Senior Policy Analyst Dr. Colleen Cain presented highlights from the report at a well-attended Congressional
briefing on May 24. She was joined by speakers from the Thriving Communities Institute at the Western Reserve Land Conservancy, based in Cleveland, as well as the City of Baltimore.
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NEMWI and U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service to Co-host Briefing on Great Lakes Aquatic Connectivity Collaborative
On Wednesday, June 1, the members of the Upper Midwest/Great Lakes (UMGL) Landscape Conservation Cooperative (LCC), in conjunction with the Northeast-Midwest Institute, will hold a Congressional briefing on the Great Lakes Aquatic Connectivity Collaborative. The briefing will take place from 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM in 1142 Longworth House Office Building. The briefing will provide an overview of the LCC's Aquatic Connectivity Collaborative and how this initiative will guide aquatic habitat restoration in the Great Lakes.
Participants at the briefing will include:
- John Rogner, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services, Coordinator for the UMGL LCC
- Jessica Hogrefe, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Deputy Program Supervisor, Midwest Region Fisheries
- Bradley Potter, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Science Coordinator, UMGL LCC
- Robert Lambe, Executive Secretary, Great Lakes Fisheries Commission
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Congress in Recess; NEMWI Takes Stock of Appropriations Process So Far
With the House and Senate in recess, NEMWI is taking stock of the status of the appropriations process so far, especially as it pertains to the economy and environment of the NEMW region. Check out our website
here for fact sheets on several of the appropriations bills so far.
Selected Appropriations Legislation
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House Status
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Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies
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Approved by Committee 5/24
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Approved by Committee 5/26
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Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies
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Approved by Subcommittee 5/25
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Energy and Water Development
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Failed on House floor 5/26
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Passed Senate
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Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies
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Approved by Committee 5/24
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Passed Senate
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NEMWI: Strengthening the Region that Sustains the Nation
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