Created to further the restoration and revitalization of the region, the Great Lakes Washington Program (GLWP) improves the Great Lakes ecosystem and economy through its relationship with the bipartisan…
View moreThe Safe Drinking Water Research and Policy Program (SDWRPP) was launched in November of 2016 at the Northeast-Midwest Institute and builds on the Institute’s long-standing engagement in water quality research, policy analysis, and education and outreach relating to water quality and safe drinking water…
View moreThe goal to advance “clean trade” in the region and beyond, especially through the prevention and management of aquatic invasive species in waterborne commerce, is an area of Institute expertise dating to the 1990’s.
View moreRestoring and protecting the region’s Great Waters – the Great Lakes and other Great Waters – is a high priority at the Institute. The Institute conducts research and provides support to ecosystem protection and restoration advocates.
View moreThe region’s cities are at a crossroads: even as residents and leaders are beginning to capitalize on their cities’ many assets, they continue to face population decline, business relocations and closures, and other urban challenges.
View moreResponding to the challenges facing the industrial and transportation centers of the region as they have suffered from population decline and lack of traditional employment opportunities, the Institute is exploring innovative policy directions.
View moreWith our water threatened by human impacts, degraded water quality is the greatest threat to regional water availability. Yet an ample supply of quality water is dependent on managing and protecting it.
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