| Northeast-Midwest Institute Weekly Update |
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| Great Lakes Task Force Director Position Open | |
The Northeast-Midwest Coalitions seek a director for the Senate and House Great Lakes Task Forces. The director provides information and organizational direction to a diverse and energized bipartisan Great Lakes Task Force membership in the Senate and House in order to advance bipartisan solutions to regional issues relevant to the Great Lakes. The Great Lakes Task Forces are dynamic member teams which jointly utilize the tools available to Congress to address Great Lakes federal policy priorities as effectively as possible.
Interested applicants should email a cover letter and resume to Allegra Cangelosi, President of the Northeast-Midwest Institute, at acangelo@nemw.org.
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Co-Locate with NEMWI Near Capitol Hill
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NEMWI has office space available in their office suite located steps from Senate offices and Union Station. The ideal subtenants would be non-profit organizations focussed on issues relevant to NEMWI projects and programs, and/or geographic areas within the Northeast-Midwest region. Up to nine furnished offices available with parking spaces, 24 hour security desk services, and shared conference room and kitchen facilities.
Call Dyan McCray (202) 464-4019 at NEMWI for more details.
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Capitol Hill Briefing on Delaware Basin Gas Drilling Regulations
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On Wednesday, January 26, the Northeast-Midwest Institute coordinated a briefing on Capitol Hill to explore draft natural gas development regulations from the Delaware River Basin Commission. Staff from DRBC offered Congressional aides an overview of the proposed regulations and next steps. This rulemaking applies to all natural gas development projects in the basin regardless of the target geologic formation and addresses water sources for natural gas development, well pad siting, and wastewater disposal. According to DRBC, the draft regulations establish requirements to prevent, reduce, or mitigate depletion and degradation of surface and groundwater resources and to promote sound practices of watershed management. Three public hearings have been scheduled for late February in New York, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey.
For more information contact Rachel Dawson, Policy Analyst at the Northeast-Midwest Institute.
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Army Corps Announces Additional GLMRIS Public Meetings
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ("Corps") has announced a series of additional public meetings related to the Corps' Great Lakes and Mississippi River Interbasin Study (GLMRIS). GLMRIS is an evaluation of alternatives that might be used to prevent the transfer of aquatic nuisance species (sometimes called "ANS") between the Great Lakes and Mississippi River basins through aquatic pathways (see this earlier article on GLMRIS here).
The Corps is providing these meetings (along with an opportunity for written comments) to help "refine the scope of GLMRIS to focus on significant issues, as well as eliminate issues that are not significant from further detailed study," according to a January 18 Corps' announcement.
The locations and dates of upcoming meetings are:
- Cincinnati, OH-Feb. 1
- Ann Arbor, MI-Feb. 3
- St Louis, MO-Feb. 8
- Vicksburg, MS-Feb. 10
- Milwaukee, WI-Feb. 15
- New Orleans, LA-Feb. 17
Persons wishing to provide oral comments at one of these meetings are asked to register at http://glmris.anl.gov/involve/pubschedule/index.cfm. Until March 31, 2011, the Corps will also accept public comments on the GLMRIS scope via this web site.
For more information contact Mark Gorman, Policy Analyst at the Northeast-Midwest Institute.
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January Update on Mississippi River Basin Issues Released
| The January Update (PDF file) from the Northeast-Midwest Institute on Mississippi River Basin issues has been released. The January Update contains these items:
- Legislation
- 112th Congress (emerging legislative issues of interest)
- Budget and Appropriations
- Continuing Resolution, the Administration's Budget and Appropriations
- River Basin News and Notes
- Research Details Nutrient and Sediment Concentrations and Loads during Historic 2008 Flooding in Eastern Iowa
- Army Corps Announces Additional Public Meetings Regarding Scoping of Great Lakes and Mississippi River Interbasin Study
- University of Minnesota's Water Resources Center Releases Minnesota Water Sustainability Framework Report
- Delta Dispatches
- NGRREC E-Newsletter
- Upcoming Conferences, Events and Workshops
For more information contact Mark Gorman, Policy Analyst at the Northeast-Midwest Institute.
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Registration Open for Brownfields 2011 Conference
| Registration is open for the 2011 National Brownfields Conference which takes place April 3-5, 2011 in Philadelphia (click here to register). The conference is the largest, most comprehensive event focused on cleaning up and redeveloping abandoned, underutilized, and potentially contaminated properties in the nation. There is no better deal in the redevelopment marketplace than Brownfields 2011 because registration is FREE! The conference is cosponsored by the U.S. EPA and ICMA, and attracts more than six thousand registrants and hundreds of exhibitors.
Brownfields 2011 will offer:
- More than 100 lively panel sessions, interactive roundtable discussions and engaging town hall meetings
- Real-world projects showcased in mobile workshops and tours
- Exciting plenary speakers and networking events
- More than 200 solutions-oriented product and service providers in the Exhibit Hall
- Film screenings, volunteer activities and other special events
- The Economic Redevelopment Forum
- The Environmental Justice Caucus
- Regional EPA Open Houses
Whether you're a newcomer to the world of economic and environmental redevelopment, or a seasoned professional looking to make new connections and increase your business, Brownfields 2011 offers something for everyone.
For more information visit the conference website at www.brownfields2011.org.
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