Northeast-Midwest Institute Mississippi River Basin July Update

The July Update from the Northeast-Midwest Institute on Mississippi River Basin issues is now available on-line.    This month’s Update contains the following items: 

RIVER BASIN NEWS AND NOTES

• Mississippi River Policy Manager Position Announcement
• Gulf of Mexico 2010 Dead Zone Prediction
• National Academies' Report on Farming Sustainability
• Place Effects on Environmental Views
• Environmental Defense Fund’s latest issue of Delta Dispatches
• Upcoming Conferences, Events and Workshops

LEGISLATION

• Safe Treatment of Polluted Stormwater Runoff Act
• Flood Insurance Reform and Priorities Act
• Large-Scale Ecosystem Restoration Legislation
• Multiple Peril Insurance Act
• Green Infrastructure for Clean Water Act

BUDGET AND APPROPRIATIONS