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Public Policy
CGLI’s Public Policy Work Group engages in the Great Lakes policy environment to deliver an industry perspective and promote the economic vitality of the region. This Work Group offers members an opportunity to participate in discussions and meetings with government agencies and other industry representatives, and to review and comment on policies, programs, and legislation that impacts industry in the region. Work group activities include monthly teleconferences during which members can share information on critical policy...
Chemicals Management
The Chemical Management Work Group focuses on issues that impact the use and management of chemical substances in the Great Lakes region, such as chemicals of emerging concern, the increasing focus on “green chemistry,” and chemical product stewardship. The Work Group engages in the policy arena and participates in research projects and studies to introduce risk-based concepts and insert an industry perspective into regional chemical management initiatives. The CMWG provides an opportunity for industry representatives to interface directly with key proponents of these initiatives and efforts....
Water Use and Quality
The Water Use and Quality Work Group focuses on industrial water stewardship, water conservation and efficiency, water recycling/reuse, and water infrastructure. Members of the work group have an opportunity to develop a comprehensive understanding of the freshwater issues affecting the Great Lakes region, such as fluctuating water levels, developing nutrient regulations and policy, and invasive species. The policy focus of this work group is the Great Lakes Water Resources Compact and Agreement and the 2012 Protocol to the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement....
Resilience and Preparedness
CGLI’s Resilience and Preparedness Work Group provides an opportunity for members to understand the latest regional climate science and to evaluate and monitor assessments of the regional implications of climate change (such as low water levels, nutrient loadings, and regulatory program development). Participants have an opportunity to learn about regional initiatives in the Great Lakes community that address resilience and adaptation, and to share best practices to address climate impacts on a regional and sub-watershed basis....
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NOTICE: CGLI Suspended Operations effective December 31, 2018...
CGLI’s Board of Directors has announced that it will suspend operations beginning January 1, 2019 to re-evaluate its mission, strategy, and structure. CGLI’s collaborative approach – with other stakeholders – has contributed to more balanced regional policy, stronger and more representative governance systems, and an improved Great Lakes ecosystem. Governments and stakeholders increasingly view Great Lakes industry as a partner in the regional resource management agenda and now appropriately seek to engage companies directly rather than rely on CGLI as the collective “voice of industry” in binational Great Lakes policy development. Taking a pause now enables CGLI to reevaluate the organization’s mission, strategy, and structure, in the context of the significant progress that has been made.
Economic impact study of GLRI released September 25...
A study coordinated by CGLI with the Great Lakes Commission shows that every federal dollar spent on Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) projects from the program’s launch in 2010 through 2016 will produce an additional $3.35 of additional economic activity in the Great Lakes region through 2036. The study – which estimates only some of the GLRI benefits – shows that in certain communities, the longer-term impact will be even greater: every dollar spent in Buffalo and Detroit, for example, will produce more than $4 of additional economic activity.
Great Lakes Coalition Issues Joint Statement of U.S. Legislative Priorities...
On March 5, a coalition of Great Lakes organizations released a joint statement of U.S. legislative priorities for the Great Lakes region. The statement encourages Congress to fully fund GLRI, maintain base agency budgets for important Great Lakes programs, strengthen conservation programs in the 2018 Farm Bill, boost funding for water infrastructure, strengthen programs that prevent and control invasive species, and maintain and upgrade navigation infrastructure. The legislative priorities will be presented to legislators at Great Lakes Day in Washington, DC on March 7.
Nuclear regulatory agencies recommend against including radionuclides as potential CMC...
Nuclear regulatory agencies in the U.S. and Canada recommend against evaluating radionuclides as potential Chemicals of Mutual Concern under Annex 3 of the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement. Both the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission and the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission refute the conclusion that “…there is no level of radionuclides below which exposure can be defined as ‘safe;’ therefore, very low levels of exposure can be significant.” Both agencies state that this claim is incorrect and that it is very difficult to establish the risk of low doses over a lifetime because the risk “is not known with certainty and could be zero.” ECCC and U.S. EPA are considering these recommendations as they prepare to move forward towards reviewing a new set of substances for potential CMC listing later this year.