Reports

Publications in Hard Copy | Periodicals
Biological Pollution | Brownfields | Economic and Community Development | Ecosystem Restoration | Energy | Federal Spending | Great Lakes| ManufacturingSmart Growth |Transportation & Trade | Upper Mississippi |

Agriculture

• Summary of USDA's 2007 Farm Bill Proposal
• Northeast Farms to Food  (October 2006)
• Guide to Opportunities for Northeast and Mid-Atlantic States In the 2002 Farm Bill & Other Recent Agriculture Legislation

Biological Pollution (Invasive Species)

• Go to Reports Section of Biological Pollution Page

Brownfields

• Go to Reports Section of Brownfields Page

Economic and Community Development

• The Fiscal 2008 Federal Budget Proposal:  Summary Information for Selected Community & Economic Development Programs
• Formula Provisions in HR. 720 For the Clean Water State Revolving Fund Program
• Federal Policy Ideas for Community Revitalization: Suggestions from Congressionally Hosted Roundtable Discussions of Federal Policies for Older Core Cities and Close-in Suburbs 
• Issue Brief: A Federal Suitability Requirement for Home Loans 

The Institute has highlighted information about the Clean Water State Revolving Fund program and appropriations in state-specific reports for the Northeast and Midwest region.  Click on the state names to download the reports.

In summary reports, the Institute has highlighted existing federal programs important to community revitalization efforts for older communities.  The reports feature information about:

• brownfields and vacant properties 
• business and economic development 
• housing and
• infrastructure

• Public-Sector Economic Development: Concepts and Approaches

Ecosystem Restoration

• Financing Great Lakes Ecosystem Restoration (December 2006)  Appendices
• Large-Scale Ecosystem Restoration: Lessons for Existing and Emerging Initiatives (April 2005)
• Large-Scale Ecosystem Restoration and the Federal Policy Process (Spring 2005)

Energy

• From Edison to Enron: The Business of Power and What It Means for the Future of Electricity
  
• Improving Predictions of Energy Futures (pdf)
• An Energy Plan for the Great Lakes (pdf)
• Power Plants in the Great Lakes Basin (pdf)
• Output-Based Emission Standards: Advancing Innovative Energy Technologies
• Clean Air-Innovative Technology Link
• CHP Education & Outreach Guide to State & Federal Policymakers (pdf)
• Financing Combined Heat and Power   (pdf)
• Combined Heat and Power: How Much Carbon and Energy Can It Save for Manufacturers?
• Electricity Restructuring, Innovation, and Efficiency
• Integrated Assessment of Energy Savings and Emissions-Reduction Potential of Combined Heat and Power

Federal Spending and Regional Demographics

Go to the Federal Spending policy page

• Defense Department Base Closing Plan Would Disproportionately Affect the Northeast-Midwest Region (May 2005). The Northeast-Midwest region accounts for the smallest share of the nation's military and civilian Defense Departmetn personnel, but the region would once again bear a disproportionate share of the personnel cutbacks if the government adopts recommendations released May 13, 2005, by the secretary of defense.
• Base Closings and Military Presence in the Northeast-Midwest: The Nation's Unguarded Region. (April 2005). A full report on base closings and military presence in the Northeast-Midwest -- complete with detailed state-level data on Defense Department personnel, current Defense Department facilities, and major sites closed as a result of prior recommendations from Base Realignment and Closure Commissions -- is available to paying members of the Northeast-Midwest Congressional and Senate Coalitions and to states that support the Institute.
• 50-State Tables on Levels and Changes in U.S. Military Personnel
• Regional Analysis of the President's Fiscal 2006 Budget
• Fiscal 2008 Appropriations Update
• Fiscal 2007 Appropriations Summary
• Fiscal 2006 Appropriations Summary
• Fiscal 2005 Appropriations Summary
• Fiscal 2004 Appropriations Summary
• Annual Tables for Flow of Federal Funds to the States -- The Northeast-Midwest Institute supplies contributing states and Northeast-Midwest Coalition members with detailed, state-specific data on the flow of federal funds. That full report, not available online, includes state-specific amounts and comparative statistics for every federal program that brings more than $5,000 to a state. The document is a useful reference tool for identifying the dollar impacts of federal programs and assessing federal budget priorities for a state. For information about contributing to the Northeast-Midwest organizations, contact Joanna Stover at 202/544-5200.
• Northeast-Midwest Guide to Federal Formula Grant Programs (large pdf file)
  The grants guide provides basic information and useful data about each of the 50 largest federal formula grant programs to state and local governments. (To see a list of the programs featured in the grants guide, click here.) In addition, the guide provides separate reports and data about how each of the 18 Northeast-Midwest states fares for 158 federal formula grant programs. After downloading, use the grants guide table of contents to locate programs or states of interest.
  
• Defense Spending in the Northeast and Midwest: Fiscal 2000
• 25 Years in the Northeast-Midwest
• Understanding the Flow of Federal Funds Data

Great Lakes

• Economic Benefit of Sediment Remediation in the Buffalo River AOC and Sheboygan River AOC (December 2006)
• Opportunities for Financing Great Lakes Cleanup and Ecosystem Restoration / Appendices (December 2006)
• An Energy Plan for the Great Lakes (September 2005)
• Large-Scale Ecosystem Restoration: Lessons for Existing and Emerging Initiatives (April 2005)
• Large-Scale Ecosystem Restoration and the Federal Policy Process (Spring 2005)
• Water Use by Electric Utilities in the Great Lakes (January 2005)
• Power Plants in the Great Lakes Basin (January 2005)
• Local Benefits from Cleaning Contaminated Sediments (Fall 2003)
• Great Lakes Restoration (Fall 2003)
• Creating an International Great Lakes Islands Refuge (Fall 2003)
• Economics, Environmental Protection, and the Great Lakes (Fall 2002)
• Restoring the Region's "Great Waters" (February 2001)
• Great Lakes Restoration (February 2001)
• Revealing the Economic Value of Protecting the Great Lakes (2001)
• The Great Lakes at the Millenium: Priorities for Fiscal 2001 (2000)
• The Great Lakes at the Millenium (April 2000)
  
• The Binational Great Lakes Economy (June 2000)
• Current and past copies of the Great Lakes Congressional Reports (ongoing)

Manufacturing

• Manufacturing Fact Sheet
• Advancing U.S. Manufacturing: Challenges Facing Small Manufacturers
• Manufacturing in the Northeast and Midwest (pdf)
• Advancing Manufacturing Competitiveness
• Manufacturing Task Force's Initial Report (1994)

Smart Growth

• Smart Growth at the Frontier: Strategies and Resources for Rural Communities (pdf)
• Strategies for Successful Infill Development
• Smart Growth and the Clean Air Act (pdf)
• Smart Growth and the Clean Water Act (pdf)
• Downtown Revitalization in Urban Neighborhoods and Small Cities (pdf)
• Governors' Smart Growth Initiatives -- February 2001 (pdf)

Transportation and Trade

• Trade Patterns and the Economy of the Northern Great Plains (pdf, 2.1MB)
• Overview of Transportation Infrastructure and Services in the Northern Great Plains (very large pdf, 11MB)
• Interstate 29 Corridor Plan

Upper Mississippi River

• Adequacy of Research on Upper Mississippi-Illinois River Navigation Project

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