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Northeast-Midwest Institute Weekly Update
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January 11, 2009

In This Issue

Letter Regarding Ballast Water Discharge Rulemaking
EPA Listening Sessions On Stormwater Management
Brownfields Update

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Letter Regarding Ballast Water Discharge Rulemaking
Senators Carl Levin and Susan Collins are circulating the attached letter to the
 Coast Guard regarding its proposed ballast water rulemaking.  The letter calls 
on the Coast Guard to (1) establish a stronger and more environmentally protective
standard than the standard proposed by the International Maritime Organization, 
(2) shorten the timeline under which ballast technology would be installed, and 
(3) provide financial resources to ensure that the rule can be implemented in a 
timely fashion. The deadline for Senators to sign onto this letter is Jan. 22nd.
For more information contact Joy Mulinex [mailto:joy_mulinex at levin.senate.gov] (202/224-1211),
Director, Great Lakes Taskforce.
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EPA Listening Sessions On Stormwater Management
The EPA has announced [http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102932793012&s=1317&e=001zGkSEV_KT9PQTjozvg9VvqK1yvmtVoLNlUZsSFT2woMvf84Q2jw8ndGLe6_fbWt_FmbOpEOPx7OaKLRNgwZ76of7EJGZTGAw-nSTaREisbU31mJCi_xwBUeh_1CnI78-ppJIGEuCvf6DlPSSZAKUI3aR6IBAfZ3n]
that it will hold five listening sessions to provide information to the public and
to seek feedback about a potential new regulation that would address stormwater 
management and establish a comprehensive program to reduce stormwater from new development
and redevelopment. These sessions will be held from 10 AM to 3 PM local time on 
the following dates:

* January 19, at EPA Region 5 Office, 77 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL
* January 20, at EPA Region 9 Office, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA
* January 25, at EPA Region 8 Office, 1595 Wynkoop Street, Denver, CO
* January 26, at EPA Region 6 Office, 1445 Ross Avenue, Suite 1200 Dallas, TX
* January 28, at EPA HQ Office, Ariel Rios Building, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, 
Washington, D.C.
For questions or comments contact Mark Gorman [mailto:mgorman at nemw.org] (202/464-4015),
Policy Analyst at the Northeast-Midwest Institute.
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Brownfields Update
The December issue of the Brownfields Policy and Research Newsletter [http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102932793012&s=1317&e=001zGkSEV_KT9MoGMA2oq7rWM5Eb6LKEjtapf0eEb0V7FX9-AfK_gwoS0mpBcsSeOGNj1lPnDbRUn4VM8Ukql_LCq_ugv6XO5FV3_rpsnVCz3SJf7rRgnCH4kd4FZir5ds_mfKNOKkmTWKIzKQ0Ht1K6xUITtzqS1_g2zRoOAc1deXB3ALvqayQx4E0W9H03h54GLDxPcnprp_qYrRFhr9QAg==]
featured: the latest congressional news (HUD Brownfields Programs revived and bolstered
through appropriations); smart growth home location research; car plant reuse case
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Program, NEMW research published on the  "Quantifying the Environmental and Energy
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and grants issued under New Jersey's innovative Brownfields Development Areas Initiative
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which is one potential model for federal support of brownfields area and corridor
planning.

For more information, contact Evans Paull [mailto:epaull at nemw.org] (202/329-42842),
Senior Policy Analyst at the Northeast-Midwest Institute.
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