Mississippi River Basin August Update

The August Update (in PDF file format) from the Northeast-Midwest Institute on Mississippi River Basin issues is now available to download or read online.   This month’s Update contains these items:

RIVER BASIN NEWS AND NOTES

• Lower Minnesota River Study
• Environmental Defense Fund’s August issues of Delta Dispatches
• Upcoming Conferences, Events and Workshops

LEGISLATION

• Water Resources Development Act
• Nutria Eradication and Control Act
• Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act (and EQIP impact)
• 2012 Farm Bill
• Flood and Wind Insurance Legislation
• Assistance, Quality, and Affordability Act
• Livable Communities Act

BUDGET AND APPROPRIATIONS

• General Appropriations Status
• Specific Appropriations Bills: Agriculture, Commerce, Justice and Science, Energy and Water Development, and Interior and Environment