NEMWI seeks an experienced, organized, detail-oriented administrative professional to aid in the general management of the organization, particularly in the areas of: executive assistance, office management, grant administration management, coordination of employee benefits, event planning and facilitation, and other staff coordination and assistance. Those interested in the position can find out more on the NEMWI website here.

   

For more information, contact Colleen Cain, Senior Policy Analyst at the Northeast-Midwest Institute. 

The federal government released its 2013 Asian Carp Control Strategy Framework, which details how federal agencies will act to prevent introduction and establishment of Asian carp in the Great Lakes. The Framework focuses on multiple pathways of potential introduction. New projects for 2013 include: completing design of the permanent barrier I and awarding a construction contract in Chicago; finalizing measures for preventing a transfer of Asian carp through Eagle Marsh in Indiana; transitioning the eDNA work from the Army Corps to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service lab in La Crosse, Wisconsin; and increasing monitoring in Lake Michigan as well as western Lake Erie waters of Ohio and Michigan. Efforts in 2013 will also include the design and construction of a mobile electric dispersal barrier to be deployed in the Chicago Area Waterway System, or other waterways, on an emergency or experimental basis. The full Framework is available here.

  

For more information, contact Danielle Chesky, Director of the Great Lakes Washington Program at the Northeast-Midwest Institute. 

This Wednesday, July 31st from 2:30-3:45pm EDT, the National Association of Local Government Environmental Professionals (NALGEP) will host a webinar titled "Renewable Energy on Brownfields: Latest Developments." Topics will include: online tools and materials available through EPA's RE-Powering America's Land Initiative and an overview of considerations for local governments. Register here for the webinar. 

 

For more information, contact Colleen Cain, Senior Policy Analyst at the Northeast-Midwest Institute. 

NEMWI last week bid farewell to longtime office assistant Dyan McCray, who retired from the Institute to continue her education and ministry work. Institute staff, friends, and visitors will miss Dyan's warm personality and great sense of humor. We thank her for her 15 years of service to NEMWI and wish her a happy, healthy, and productive retirement!