NEMWI Welcomes Its Largest, Most Diverse Intern Team Ever, Launches New Policy Research Initiatives
The Northeast-Midwest Institute this summer welcomes its largest and most diverse team of interns ever, with a team of seven outstanding interns, making possible an exciting array of policy research projects and initiatives. This summer's intern team includes a record three interns from Brown University, one intern from NEMWI's collaboration with the Washington Internship Institute, and interns from Dartmouth University, George Washington University, and Saint Xavier University.
This summer's intern team includes:
Haeun Baek, a Brown University rising senior with a major in Environmental Studies, was a NEMWI intern during the spring 2023 semester and is continuing as an intern for summer 2023. She is from Korea and is studying in the United States. Her research focus this past spring was conservation and in particular Congressional hearings on the next Farm Bill. This summer she is commencing a new policy research project examining lead service line replacement including infrastructure funding under the new Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) that is addressing lead service line replacement.
Mehdi Epee-Bounya, a Brown University rising junior with a major in International and Public Affairs and African Studies, hails from Massachusetts. He is exploring a research project focused on state clean drinking water policy, including potentially developing a scorecard to examine state level drinking water policies in the northeast and midwest.
Sallie Newman is a Saint Xavier University rising senior hailing from Burbank, Illinois who is an International Relations major. She will be engaged in Great Lakes policy research, including developing NEMWI's Great Lakes Legislative Tracker and also conducting a study of the allocation of Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) funding among the eight Great Lakes states.
Arham Razzaq is a rising senior at George Washington University whose major is Political Science with a minor in Biology who is on a pre-Medicine track. He is from New York. He will be developing NEMWI's social media initiative, which is an expanding means for disseminating policy education work, and he also will be conducting research on Congressional oversight of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA).
Charlotte Saderlain is a rising sophomore at Dartmouth University with a major in Engineering and a minor in Public Policy who also is from New York. She will be supporting research and policy engagement on financing green infrastructure.
Noah Soutier is a Brown University rising senior pursuing a joint B.A.-M.A. program in Public Health who is from Massachusetts. He will be conducting policy research on lead in drinking water and lead service line replacement, including an examination of media coverage of this issue.
Carter Wright is a new graduate of the University of Arizona with a B.A. in Environmental Studies who is from Illinois and is participating in the Washington Internship Institute this summer. He will be developing NEMWI's Manufacturing Legislative Tracker and conducting research on sustainable manufacturing policy and clean energy.
National Infrastructure Advisory Committee To Hold Public Meeting on June 21
The President’s National Infrastructure Advisory Council (NAIC) will hold a public meeting on June 21 at 1 p.m. EDT. The NAIC comprises senior executives from industry and state and local government who own and operate the critical infrastructure essential to modern life.
At the President’s request, NAIC members conduct in-depth studies on physical and cyber risks to critical infrastructure and recommend solutions that reduce risks and improve security and resilience. Agenda items for the public meeting include a report by the Council on Water Security Subcommittee, deliberations, and a vote on Water Security Study recommendations.
Information about registering to attend the meeting can be found here on the Federal Register’s website.
EPA Creates New Grant Program for Underserved Communities in the Great Lakes
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a new $30 million grant program that looks to advance environmental justice in underserved and overburdened communities across the Great Lakes.
According to the EPA, the funding is being provided under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which invests $1 billion in the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) to accelerate Great Lakes restoration and protection. EPA plans to award funding to create a broad, basin-wide Great Lakes Environmental Justice Grant Program (roughly $20 million to one or more recipients) and up to $10 million to create more localized Great Lakes Environmental Justice Grant Programs in underserved communities.
Applications are being accepted through August 11 and can be submitted here.
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