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House and Senate on Recess after Busy Week
The House and Senate are on recess this week, following the Presidents' Day Holiday. In addition to preparing for appropriations season in both Chambers after the release of the President's budget request, the House last week passed (416-2)
the
Safe Drinking Water Act Improved Compliance Awareness Act (
H.R. 4470
). The bill would strengthen the U.S Environmental Protection Agency's ability to notify the public when concentrations of lead in drinking water are above federal requirements. The bill is sponsored by NEMW Coalition Members Reps. Dan Kildee (MI) and Fred Upton (MI). The Senate continues to work on its response to the Flint water crisis.
For more information, contact
Matthew McKenna
, Director of the Great Lakes Washington Program,
or Colleen Cain, Sr. Policy Analyst,
at the Northeast-Midwest Institute.
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Technical Webinar on Susquehanna River Basin Shale Gas Development Study Now Available
NEMWI's Eli
n Betanzo presented findings from the NEMWI study evaluating water quality data related to shale gas development in the Susquehanna River Basin in a public webinar on February 11, 2016. The study found that, even after eight years of intense shale gas development in the Susquehanna River Basin, current water quality monitoring is inadequate for detecting potential surface water or groundwater quality impacts of shale gas development activities in the basin. The study presents several strategies for collecting the water data needed to detect whether shale gas development is contaminating surface water or groundwater in the Susquehanna River Basin.
A recording of the webinar is available
here
and the report files are available
here
.
For more information, contact
Elin Betanzo
, Sr. Policy Analyst at the Northeast-Midwest Institute.
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NEWMI to Cohost Briefing on Invasive Asian Carp, February 23
Next Tuesday, February 23, NEMWI, in conjunction with the Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee, will hold a Congressional Briefing on invasive Asian carp and the Great Lakes region. The briefing will focus on current efforts to slow and minimize the impact of Asian carp in the Great Lakes and will involve short presentations from numerous federal stakeholders. The event will be held in 1310 Longworth House Office Building from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM and will take place the same week as both the National Invasive Species Awareness Week and Great Lakes Days in Washington, D.C.
For more information, contact
Matthew McKenna, Director of the Great Lakes Washington Program at the Northeast-Midwest Institute.
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Bipartisan "Made in America Manufacturing Communities Act" Introduced in House and Senate
Companion "Made in America Manufacturing Communities" bills were introduced in the House and Senate last week. The bipartisan legislation would create a permanent program that designates local regions as "Manufacturing Communities," putting them in the front of the line to receive federal economic development funding specifically for the purpose of investing in manufacturing. To compete for funding through this program and earn the "Manufacturing Communities" designation, communities would create regional partnerships with key stakeholders such as local and state economic development officials, local governments, manufacturers, labor organizations, and higher education or other training providers.
The House version of the bill (
H.R. 4505
) is led by Rep. David Cicilline (RI). Original cosponsors include NEMW Coalition members Reps. Richard Hanna (NY) and Tim Ryan (OH), as well as NEMW delegation members Reps. Tom Reed (NY), John Katko (NY), and Cheri Bustos (IL), among others. The Senate version of the bill (
S. 2526
) is led by Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (NY). Among the cosponsors are NEMW Coalition member and Great Lakes Task Force Co-Chair Senator Mark Kirk (IL), NEMW Coalition member Senator Richard Blumenthal (CT), and NEMW delegation member Senator Chris Coons (DE).
For more information, contact Colleen Cain, Sr. Policy Analyst at the Northeast-Midwest Institute.
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Registration Open for Advanced Manufacturing Conference
The National Council for Advanced Manufacturing
will host its annual
conference from
April 28-29, 2016 in Arlington, VA. This year's theme is "
The Changing World of Advanced Manufacturing:
What U.S. Manufacturers Must Do to Succeed in an Ever-changing Marketplace." Speakers will include representatives from:
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Wisconsin Center for Manufacturing & Productivity
- U.S. Department of Commerce
- U.S. Department of Energy
- Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program
- Equus Partners LLC
- Information Technology & Innovation Foundation
A draft agenda and registration information are available here.
For more information, contact
Colleen Cain, Sr. Policy Analyst at the Northeast-Midwest Institute.
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NEMWI: Strengthening the Region that Sustains the Nation
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