Great Lakes/Environment

Great Lakes/
Environment

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CSG Midwest provides staff support to the Great Lakes St.-Lawrence Legislative Caucus — the leading binational organization of state and provincial legislators promoting the restoration, protection, economy and sustainable use of the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River. It also regularly reviews and writes about other environmental issues in the region’s state governments.

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Great Lakes/Environment

With unanimous legislative support, Minnesota bans use of perchloroethylene by dry cleaners Read More

Agriculture and Natural Resources

More than 1 million acres enrolled in Ohio program that incentivizes farmers to help protect water quality Read More

Great Lakes/Environment

Proposed Asian carp barrier gets federal backing; new rules on treatment of ballast water moving forward Read More

Flags of Canada and the United States of America next to one another.

Energy

Late in 2020, two Midwestern states deliver different messages about future of two binational energy pipelines Read More

Great Lakes/Environment

Pandemic slowed, but didn’t stop legislative action on lead removal Read More

Great Lakes/Environment

Michigan agrees to $600 million settlement in Flint water crisis, with most money going to children Read More

Future Events

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Apr

State and Provincial Nutrient Management Efforts in the Great Lakes – Part 1

Hosted by the Task Force on Nutrient Management of Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Legislative Caucus

May

State and Provincial Nutrient Management Efforts in the Great Lakes – Part 2

Hosted by the Task Force on Nutrient Management of Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Legislative Caucus

May

The Great Lakes Commission Blue Accounting

Hosted by the Task Force on Nutrient Management of the Great Lakes –St Lawrence Legislative Caucus.

Sep

24-25

Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Legislative Caucus Annual Meeting

This meeting is for state and provincial legislators and focuses on Great Lakes protection, water quality and other related policies. The 2021 meeting is scheduled for Québec City.

Past Events

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Dec

Quarterly Web Meeting: Policy Developments in Effort to Control Introduction and Spread of Invasive Species

Hosted by the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Legislative Caucus

Dec

2-9

Roundtable Discussions on PFAS and Drinking Water

Sponsored by the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Legislative Caucus and the Center for Scientific Evidence in Public Issues of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Oct

Regional Partnership Opportunities: Building Resilient Communities, Coastal Priorities, and the Great Lakes Investment Platform

Hosted By the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Legislative Caucus

Oct

Forever Chemicals: Responding to the Contamination of Drinking Water with PFAS

Hosted by the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Legislative Caucus

Sep

Meeting Binational Goals: Improving the Management of Nutrients in the Region

Hosted by the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Legislative Caucus

Sep

Four Years After Flint: Assuring Access to Safe, Affordable Drinking Water

Hosted by the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Legislative Caucus