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![Great Lakes Commission News Briefs]() |
A monthly
summary of issues, activities and events
at the Great Lakes
Commission |
February 26, 2008 | |
Commission's top
priorities for FY2009 legislation,
appropriations
The Great Lakes
Commission has released its FY2009 federal legislative priorities,
which will be presented to Congress on Feb. 28, Great Lakes Day in
Washington. More
Study detailing local government investments in the Great
Lakes to be released
Key findings of
a report documenting local government investments in Great Lakes
restoration and protection will be presented at Great Lakes Day in
Washington events on Feb. 27, 2008. More
Lake Michigan pilot study released
A pilot study,
using Lake Michigan to test and improve the design of a national
monitoring network, has been completed by the Lake Michigan
Monitoring Coordination Council, a project of the Great Lakes
Commission. More
Lautenbacher to address Semiannual
Meeting
Vice Adm. Conrad
Lautenbacher Jr. (Ret.), administrator of the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration, will be among the keynote presenters at
the 2008 Semiannual Meeting of the Great Lakes Commission, Feb.
26-27 in Washington, D.C. More
Indiana approves Great Lakes Compact; New York expected
soon
Indiana Gov.
Mitch Daniels has given his approval to legislation to ratify the
Great Lakes Compact, signing the bill into law on Wednesday, Feb.
20. More
Great Lakes legislative priorities tracking available on
GLIN
The Great Lakes
Commission has developed a web-based tool to provide up-to-date
information on Great Lakes legislative priorities. More
Study to assess invasive threats to microbial
community
The Great Lakes
Commission is assisting with a new initiative to probe the
sensitivity of the Great Lakes microbial community to newcomers and
develop tools and processes to protect it. More
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Featured project: Great
Lakes Information Network (GLIN)
The Great Lakes
Information Network (GLIN) is the Commission's primary vehicle for
channeling news, data and other information about the Great Lakes
and the binational Great Lakes - St. Lawrence region of North
America. More
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Great Lakes Commission
Eisenhower Corporate Park
2805
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Ann Arbor, MI
48104-6791
734-971-9135
www.glc.org
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