WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 (TNSrep) --The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper on the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (No. IF12280) on Dec. 12, 2022, by environmental policy analyst Laura Gatz and natural resources policy analyst Eva Lipiec. Here are excerpts: * * * The Great Lakes ecosystem, the largest system of fresh surface water in the world, is an international resource altered by human activities and climate variability. Some alterations have degraded wa more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R47331) on Dec.12, 2022, entitled "U.S. Foreign Assistance to Latin America and the Caribbean: FY2023 Appropriations" by Peter J. Meyer, Latin American and Canadian affairs specialist. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY The United States provides foreign assistance to Latin American and Caribbean countries to support development and other U.S. objectives. U.S. policymakers have emphasized differ more PR