Apr 29, 2015 No Comments ›› admin
Overview The Mississippi River Cities and Towns Initiative (MRCTI) engages the mayors along the Mississippi River, to provide an influential voice for the waterway, dramatically increasing demand for effective river …
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Overview The Mississippi River Basin Program strengthens the policy foundation on which effective water resource protection and restoration occurs by engaging key stakeholders at multiple social, political and geographic scales …
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The Great Lakes are a world-class fresh-water resource shared by multiple nations, states, provinces, tribes, and local jurisdictions. At the U.S. federal level alone, 16 senators, 52 representatives, and more …
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Oct 21, 2014 Comments Off on Great Ships Initiative admin
NEMWI’s Great Ships Initiative (GSI) fuses interests, expertise, and resources from the federal government, academic institutions, states, industry, environmental groups, cities, and ports in the United States and Canada to …
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Oct 21, 2014 Comments Off on Invasive Species Prevention admin
In the wake of the Great Lakes outbreak of the fish pathogen Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia, there was concern the virus could spread via ships’ ballast water. NEMWI undertook research to …
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Oct 21, 2014 Comments Off on Toward Sustainable Water Information admin
Intensive natural resource development in the NEMW region such as shale gas extraction and agriculture can threaten the Northeast Midwest region’s high-value water resources. Both the potential economic benefits and …
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Oct 16, 2014 Comments Off on Mississippi River Cities and Towns Initiative admin
The Mississippi River Cities and Towns Initiative (MRCTI) was created to provide an influential voice for the Mississippi River, dramatically increasing demand for effective river protection, restoration, and management in …
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Oct 16, 2014 Comments Off on Revitalizing Older Cities admin
Many of the region’s historic cities – critical centers of industry, transportation, and American ingenuity – suffer from population decline, high unemployment, and low economic investment. NEMWI’s Revitalizing Older Cities Initiative …
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