Pittsburgh is an amazing city with amazing folks doing amazing work; Emily Anderson, a project manager for the Pittsburgh Community Reinvestment Group (PCRG), is no exception! Check out this great conversation we had with her during the 4th Annual Great Lakes Urban Exchange Conference. To learn more about Emily and the Pittsburgh Community Reinvestment Group [...]
Rust Belt beer, Rust Belt ice cream, Rust Belt diners, Rust belt-errific. In the Great Lakes area we heart our Rust Belt. But it’s the rest of the nation that seems the hard sell. Rarely does the national news use Rust Belt when announcing good news. Actually, rarely does a national news anchor seem able [...]
And we’re not talking about the state’s recent labor showdown.
What hasn’t gotten as much attention, is the new governor’s “assault on environmental regulations,” writes Gary Wilson in a commentary on Great Lakes Echo. Wilson cites several examples, among them: a proposal to weaken regulation around phosphorous. (More on why you should care about that and how it impacts the Great Lakes here.)
Wilson sees this as especially unfortunate, as the state was long considered a leader on environmental issues.
He tells Echo readers:
“National labor leaders rallied behind Wisconsin workers as …
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