Groundwork USA's "Watershed Workday" Oct. 22, EPA Administrator Jackson to Address Audience
Groundwork USA is a national network of trusts that works in distressed communities across the county to engage at-risk urban youth in hands-on education and stewardship efforts aimed at reclaiming vacant land and restoring urban waters. Watershed Workday is the premier public event of Groundwork USA's Assembly and Youth Summit, which takes place this year in Washington, D.C. It will also celebrate the federal interagency partnership that enables Groundwork to engage the Anacostia community and promote resident and youth stewardship of public open spaces.
Groundwork USA's "Watershed Workday" celebration and service project will include dignitaries and Green Team youth delegates from across the county, who will begin work improving Kenilworth Park's trails, monitoring Anacostia River water quality, and cleaning debris from the river banks and a new trash trap that spans the river.
Speakers kicking off the event will include EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson and National Park Service Deputy Directory Mickey Fearn, representing Groundwork's federal partners.
DATE: 1-5 p.m., October 22, 2010
PLACE: Kenilworth Park, near the Anacostia neighborhood and the National Arboretum
For more information contact Kate O'Brien, Groundwork USA, 617-710-6057 or Greg Lewis at the Northeast-Midwest Institute, 202-464-4005.
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October Mid-Atlantic Watersheds Update Released
The October installment of monthly updates on Mid-Atlantic Watershed issues from the Northeast-Midwest Institute has been released. This edition includes information on:
- FY 2011 Appropriations
- Chesapeake Bay Action Plan
- Connecticut River Bill
- USGS Briefings, Meetings, Reports
- EPA Fracking Disclosure
These updates are intended to be timely resources providing brief news clippings, legislative and policy information, and other information relevant to conservation and restoration efforts in the Mid-Atlantic. All editions will also be available on the NEMWI website.
Fore more information contact Rachel Dawson, policy analyst at the Northeast-Midwest Institute, 202-464-4016.
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Council of Economic Advisers Releases Infrastructure Report
The Council of Economic advisers released a report entitled "An Economic Analysis of Infrastructure Investment" to back up the Administration's calls for infrastructure spending. The report argues that with high unemployment in the construction field, cheap raw materials, and low income workers being hit disproportionately hard by unemployment and loss of transit options that spending in public infrastructure is one of the most effective ways to bolster the economy.
Also see articles in the New York Times, AltTransport, and Washington Post.
Fore more information contact Fritz Ohrenschall, policy analyst at the Northeast-Midwest Institute, 202-464-4016.
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