Reports on the Environment and Water

Citizen Views on Offshore Wind: Benefits, Challenges, and Information Gaps
West Michigan Wind Assessment, Grand Valley State University, September 2011

Non-Native Species of Concern and Dispersal Risk for the Great Lakes and Mississippi River Interbasin Study
Great Lakes and Mississippi River Interbasin Study, September 2011

2006-2010 Progress Report
Sustain Our Great Lakes, August 2011

Assessment of the Effects of Conservation Practices on Cultivated Cropland in the Great Lakes Region
National Resources Conservation Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, August 2011

The Vital Commons: An Agenda for the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Region
Mowat Centre for Policy Innovation, University of Toronto, June 2011

Wisconsin Profitable Sustainability Initiative
Wisconsin Manufacturing Extension Partnership, June 2011

Offshore Wind Energy: Public Perspectives and Policy Considerations
West Michigan Wind Assessment, Grand Valley State University, May 2011

National Assessment of Water Availability and Use: Great Lakes Basin
U.S. Geological Survey, February 2011

Environmental Regulation in Agriculture
U.S. Congressional Research Office, February 2011

The Influence of Rising Commodity Prices on the Conservation Reserve Program
Economic Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Februrary 2011

15th Biennial Report
International Joint Commission of the United States and Canada, 2011

2010 Wisconsin Sustainable Business Report
Wisconsin Sustainable Business Council, 2011

The Corn and Climate Report: An Overview of Climate Science in the Service of Midwestern Agriculture
Great Plains Institute, Iowa State University, 2011


Reports from 2010

Energy Security and Climate Stewardship Platform for the Midwest: Low Carbon Fuel Policy Advisory Group Recommendations
Midwest Governors Association, December 2010

State of the Great Lakes 2010
Office of the Great Lakes, Michigan Department of Natural Resources and Environment, November 2010

Water Markets of the United States and the World: A Strategic Analysis for the Milwaukee Water Council
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, November 2010

Iowa Coal & Health: A Preliminary Mapping Study
Iowa Chapter of Physicians for Social Responsibility, October 2010

Midwest Generation’s 'Unpaid Health Bills': The Hidden Public Costs of Soot and Smog From the Fisk and Crawford Coal Plants in Chicago
Environmental Law and Policy Center, October 2010

Occurrence of Maize Detritus and a Transgenic Insecticidal Protein within the Stream Network of an Agricultural Landscape
Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, September 2010

Beyond Business as Usual: Investigating a Future Without Coal Power – Focusing on the Midwestern United States
Civil Society Institute, September 2010

In Harm's Way: Lack of Federal Coal Ash Regulations Endangers Americans and their Environment
Environmental Integrity Project, Earthjustice, and Sierra Club, August 2010

Wind Power and Human Health: Flicker, Noise, and Air Quality
West Michigan Wind Assessment, Grand Valley State University, August 2010

Islands of Life: A Biodiversity and Conservation Atlas of the Great Lakes Islands
Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, Natural Heritage Information Centre, Nature Conservancy of Canada, and the Nature Conservancy, July 2010

Climate Change, Water, and Risk: Current Water Demands Are Not Sustainable
Natural Resources Defense Council, July 2010

The Potential Economic Impacts in Ohio Associated with the Emergence of a Lake Erie Offshore Wind Industry
NorTech, July 2010

The St. Louis Region Green Economy Profile: New Opportunities and New Growth in the Emerging Green Economy
St. Louis Climate Prosperity Project, July 2010

Three Hundred Thousand Clean Energy Jobs: Low Carbon Growth in Germany and the U.S.
The Climate Network and the Green Political Foundation, Heinrich Böll Stiftung, July 2010

Final Recommendations of the Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force
White House Council on Environmental Quality, July 2010

Using Biofuel Tax Credits to Achieve Energy and Environmental Policy Goals
U.S. Congressional Budget Office, July 2010

Farming Practices Should Evolve to Meet New Challenges, Expanding Needs
National Research Council, June 2010

Assessment of the Effects of Conservation Practices on Cultivated Cropland in the Upper Mississippi River Basin
Natural Resources Conservation Service, June 2010

New Approaches to Comprehensive Neighborhood Change: Replicating and Adapting LISC’s Building Sustainable Communities Program
Local Intitatives Support Corporation, June 2010

Wind Energy Deployment: Global Lessons for West Michigan
West Michigan Wind Assessment, Grand Valley State University, May 2010

An Analysis of the Economic Effects of Terminating Operations at the Chicago River Controlling Works and O'Brien Locks on the Chicago Area Waterway System
DePaul University, April 2010

Partners in Pollution 2: An Update on the Continuing Canadian and United States Contributions to Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Ecosystem Pollution
PollutionWatch, April 2010

State of the Environment 2010
Iowa Department of Natural Resources, April 2010

Cultivating Clean Water: State-Based Regulation of Agricultural Runoff Pollution
Environmental Law and Policy Center and the Mississippi River Collaborative, March 2010

E20 Fuel Reduces Carbon Monoxide and Hydrocarbon Emissions in Automobiles
Center for Integrated Manufacturing Studies, Rochester Institute of Technology, March 2010

Protecting the Great Lakes from Pharmaceutical Pollution
Alliance for the Great Lakes, March 2010

Effects of US Maize Ethanol on Global Land Use and Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Estimating Market-Mediated Responses
American Institute of Biological Sciences, March 2010

Asian Carp Control Strategy Framework
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Coast Guard, and Illinois Department of Natural Resources, February 2010

The Social Costs and Benefits of Biofuels: The Intersection of Environmental, Energy and Agricultural Policy
Cornell University, February 2010

Water Quality Trading and Wetland Banking: Lessons for Iowa
Iowa Policy Project, January 2010

Draft 2010 Integrated Water Quality Monitoring and Assessment Report
Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, January 2010

Reducing Foreclosures and Environmental Impacts through Location-Efficient Neighborhood Design
Natural Resources Defense Council, January 2010

Market Impact of Domestic Offset Programs
Center for Agricultural and Rural Development, Iowa State University, January 2010

Water Availability and Use Pilot: A Multiscale Assessment in the U.S. Great Lakes Basin
United States Geological Survey, 2010


Reports Released in 2009

Impacts on Upper Great Lakes Water Levels: St. Clair River
International Joint Commission, December 2009

Protecting the Great Lakes - St. Lawrence River Basin and Drinking Water Sources
PollutionWatch, December 2009

Final 2008 Integrated Water Quality Monitoring and Assessment Report
Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, December 2009

Participation in Conservation Programs by Targeted Farmers: Beginning, Limited-Resource, and Socially Disadvantaged Operators' Enrollment Trends
U.S. Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service, December 2009

Before the Wells Run Dry: Ensuring Sustainable Water Supplies for Illinois
Metropolitan Planning Council, November 2009

The Effects of Climate Change on U.S. Ecosystems
U.S. Department of Agriculture, November 2009

Analysis of the Implications of Climate Change and Energy Legislation to the Agricultural Sector
Bio-based Energy Analysis Group, University of Tennessee, November 2009

Water, People, and the Future: Water Availability for Agriculture in the United States
Council for Agricultural Science and Technology, November 2009

Coal's Assault on Human Health
Physicians for Social Responsibility, November 2009

2009 State of the Great Lakes
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Environment Canada, October 2009

Marketing U.S. Organic Foods: Recent Trends From Farms to Consumers
U.S. Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service, October 2009

Midwestern Energy Security and Climate Stewardship Roadmap
Midwestern Governor's Association, October 2009

Confronting Climate Change in the U.S. Midwest
Union of Concerned Scientists, September 2009

Raising Automotive Fuel Efficiency
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, September 2009

Midwest Energy Summit: Investing in a Midwest Renaissance: The Future of Energy Security and Sustainability
Council on Competitiveness, September 2009

Global Climate Change Impacts in the U.S. - Midwest Chapter  
United States Global Change Research Program, June 2009

Regional Air Quality Snapshot
Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning, May 2009

Fresh Water and the Great Lakes Economic Future—A Conference Summary
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, February 2009


Report Released in 2008 and earlier

An Examination of Pollution and Poverty in the Great Lakes Basin
PollutionWatch, November 2008

Great Lakes: Healthy Waters, Strong Economy
The Brookings Institution, September 2007

America’s North Coast: A Benefit-Cost Analysis of a Program to Protect and Restore the Great Lakes
Healing Our Waters and Council of Great Lakes Industries, September 2007

Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Policy and Economics
Kansas Energy Council, August 2007

Midwest Climate Change Leadership Inventory
Global Philanthropy Partnership, April 2007

Meeting the Challenge: Opportunities for Midwest Action on Climate Change
Global Philanthropy Partnership, April 2007

Energy Security and Climate Stewardship Platform for the Midwest
Midwestern Governors Association, 2007

Midwest Greenhouse Gas Reduction Accord
Midwestern Governors Association, 2007


Baseline Study: Opportunities for Financing Great Lakes Cleanup and Eco-Systems Restoration
Northeast Midwest Institute, December 2006

Partners in Pollution: An Assessment of Continuing Canadian and United States Contributions to Great Lakes Pollution
PollutionWatch, February 2006

High Speed Rail and Greenhouse Gas Emissions in the U.S.
Center for Clean Air Policy and Center for Neighborhood Technology, January 2006

Sustainable Development in the Rural US Midwest
International Journal of Critical Infrastructures, 2006


Great Lakes Regional Collaboration Strategy to Restore and Protect the Great Lakes
Great Lakes Regional Collaboration, December 2005


Illinois Water Quality and the Clean Water Act
Environmental Law and Policy Center, October 2003

Confronting Climate Change in the Great Lakes Region: Impacts on Our Communities and Ecosystems
Union of Concerned Scientists, 2003


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