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A monthly
summary of issues, activities and events
at the Great Lakes
Commission |
January 24, 2008 | |
USDOT announces new
ballast rule for NOBOBS
The Great Lakes
Commission is welcoming a proposed rule from the U.S. Dept. of
Transportation that would require all oceangoing vessels bound for
U.S. ports to flush their ballast tanks with saltwater before
entering the Great Lakes - St. Lawrence Seaway system. More
Planning grant to evaluate non-ballast AIS
vectors
The Great Lakes
Commission has received a planning grant from the Great Lakes
Protection Fund for a new project focused on non-ballast vectors for
aquatic invasive species (AIS). More
2008 Semiannual Meeting and Great Lakes Day in
Washington
The 2008
Semiannual Meeting of the Great Lakes Commission and Great Lakes Day
in Washington will be held Feb. 26-28 in Washington, D.C. More
Sea Grant Fellowship seeking
applications
Applications are
due Feb. 29 for the 2008 Great Lakes Commission-Sea Grant
Fellowship. More
Funding cut for Clean Water State Revolving
Fund
Funding for the
Clean Water State Revolving Fund was sharply reduced when Congress
passed the FY2008 appropriations bill in December. More
Commission urging reauthorization of GL Legacy
Act
The Great Lakes Commission is beginning the 2008 legislative
season by calling upon Congress to reauthorize the Great Lakes
Legacy Act. More
Carp barrier, other legislative priorities enacted in
2007
Congress enacted
several of the Great Lakes Commission's top legislative priorities
in 2007, including federal authorization and funding for the
invasive species dispersal barrier on the Chicago Sanitary and Ship.
More
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Featured project: Great
Lakes Coastal Wetlands Consortium
Coastal wetlands
have critically important ecological values and functions, yet there
are relatively few basinwide data available for assessing their
ecological health. More
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Ann Arbor, MI
48104-6791
734-971-9135
www.glc.org
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