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News & Events 5 May 2008
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Great Lakes Water Management Briefing The Council of Great Lakes Governors will brief congressional staff on Wednesday, May 7, at 2:00 PM in room S-115 of the Capitol. The briefing will examine the Governors’ efforts to enact a framework for managing water withdrawals and diversions from the Great Lakes Watershed. The Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Sustainable Water Resources Agreement was signed in 2005 by the Great Lakes Governors and Premiers, and the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact was endorsed by the Great Lakes Governors. The Council will brief staff about the Compact and the status of its implementation — both in the states and through Congress. Contact Joy Mulinex at the Great Lakes Task Force. Revitalizing Older Cities Regional Forum Rep. Timothy F. Murphy (R-PA) will host Envisioning Our Economic Future: A Revitalizing Older Cities Regional Forum on May 12 at the Carnegie Council Chambers in Carnegie, PA. The forum will help build the federal agenda for the Revitalizing Older Cities Task Force and Northeast-Midwest Congressional Coalition. The forum will focus on opportunities and challenges faced by communities and their manufacturers in today’s global economy. For more information contact Morgan Jones at Rep. Murphy’s office, or Diane DeVaul at the Northeast-Midwest Institute. Institute Report Highlights State Programs That Help The Northeast-Midwest Institute has released a new report: State Programs and Policies to Encourage Local Government Actions to Address Brownfields: How State Liability Protections, Eminent Domain Reforms, and Cost Recovery Authority Can Spur Local Government Action to Acquire and Redevelop Brownfields. Highlighting reform measures in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Wisconsin, and California, the report reviews state policies that remove obstacles and fears related to local government actions to address brownfields, particularly mothballed sites. Contact Evans Paull at the Northeast-Midwest Institute (202/464-4004). The
Northeast-Midwest Calendar lists upcoming briefings and events.
A link to the Calendar is at the top of this page.
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