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The Cities Initiative and its members participated in force at the 2017 Great Lakes Days in Washington D.C., March 14-16, 2017. This annual event is an opportunity for the Great Lakes region to inform federal government representatives and agency heads of the region’s priorities. Cities Initiative members in attendance this year included Mayor John Dickert… Read More about “Cities Initiative Delegation Attends Great Lakes Days in Washington D.C.”
Earlier today the Trump Administration released its 2018 budget which eliminates the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI). Gutting GLRI from the budget is especially appalling to members of the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative (Cities Initiative), a binational coalition of 128 mayors, given the success of and bipartisan support for the program. GLRI… Read More about “Elimination of Great Lakes Funds Shocks Mayors”
The Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative (Cities Initiative), a coalition of mayors from over 125 cities across the basin representing over 17 million people, expressed deep concern over draft White House budget cuts that would reduce funding for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative by 97% from $300 million to $10 million and for… Read More about “Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Mayors Deeply Concerned about U.S. Budget”
The Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative (Cities Initiative) is proud to announce the newest member of the board of directors, Mayor Jim Carruthers of Traverse City, Michigan. “I look forward to Mayor Carruthers’s contribution to the Board,” said Mayor Denis Coderre, chair of the Cities Initiative Board of Directors and Mayor of Montréal. “His… Read More about “Mayor Carruthers of Traverse City Joins Cities Initiative Board”
Mayors from 8 states and 2 provinces to meet June 14-16 Montréal, January 13, 2017 – Today, mayors of the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative’s Board of Directors (Cities Initiative) met in Montréal to further strengthen their strategy to address water issues and to prepare the next important mayors’ gathering during the Montréal’s 375th… Read More about “The Future of the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence on the Agenda for Montréal’s 375th Anniversary”
The Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative (Cities Initiative) is very pleased the United States Congress passed and President Obama signed into law the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act. WIIN includes many provisions that are critically important to the Great Lakes. It includes authorization of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI)… Read More about “Success for the Great Lakes: WIIN Act Signed Into Law By Obama”
Join us March 1-3 in Chicago to connect with the nation’s leaders on climate at the sixth annual Climate Leadership Conference (CLC). The CLC convenes around U.S. EPA’s prestigious Climate Leadership Awards, and brings climate, energy and sustainability professionals together to address climate change through policy, innovation, and business solutions. Great Lakes & St. Lawrence… Read More about “Join The Great Lakes & St. Lawrence Cities Initiative at the Climate Leadership Conference, March 1-3 in Chicago”
Efforts to reduce phosphorus loss into Ontario waterways and the Great Lakes will progress thanks to the funding announcement of $203,000 from Growing Forward 2, a Canada-Ontario agricultural funding program administered through the Agricultural Adaptation Council. These funds will be matched with $100,000 from participating organizations, including the Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA) to launch… Read More about “Funding Supports Work to Reduce Phosphorus Loss to Waterways”
The Mary Griggs Burke Center for Freshwater Innovation convened a Water Summit on Oct. 1, 2016 dedicated to “The Future of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative.” Experts, including Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative Director, Dave Ullrich, gathered on Madeline Island in Lake Superior to examine past successes and challenges of the Great Lakes… Read More about “Cities Initiative Represented at Northland College Water Summit”
Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative Executive Director, Dave Ullrich, along with Wendy Carney of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Chris McLaughlin of the Bay Area Restoration Council, and Jon Gee of Environment and Climate Change Canada were featured on a panel about the Great Lakes Areas of Concern on TVOntario’s The Agenda with… Read More about “Cities Initiative’s Ullrich Featured on Areas of Concern Panel”
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