Therefore be it resolved that Great Lakes United (GLU) and its members participate in the governments’ review of the GLWQA, and Be it further resolved that GLU confer with its members throughout the review process to develop positions on actions that should be taken as outcomes from the review, and Be it further resolved that GLU continue to consult with its members and communicate to the governments recommendations to improve the review process as it moves forward, and Be it finally resolved that GLU communicate to the governments that the review should first review the purpose and scope of the GLWQA and provide for broad public review, before review of Agreement and Annexes.

This report outlines five areas in which the Obama administration and 111th Congress can take action to stop invasive species in the United States. It includes: screening intentional imports; preventing inadvertent introductions; funding early detection and response; federal leadership; addressing other funding gaps.

Op-ed dispelling myths surround the Annex Agreements, and explaining why the agreements are a positive step forward for Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River protection.

Comments on the Great Lakes Basin Sustainable Water Resources Agreement.

Comments on the Great Lakes Basin Sustainable Water Resources Agreement.

Comments on the Great Lakes Basin Water Resources Compact.

Comments by the Nature Conservancy on the Annex 2001 draft Implementing Agreement.

Background information on considerations for the development of the Annex agreements.

This report focuses on the role and actions of the federal governments (with a particular emphasis on the Canadian government), the Binational Executive Committee, and the International Joint Commission. The report is viewed principally through the lens of the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement, an historic pollution prevention document signed by Canada and the United States. The authors call for the two governments to reinvigorate leadership on clean-up and protection through the present review and possible renegotiation of the Agreement, and to fully involve the public throughout this process.