GLUE interviews Allegra Cangelosi, Senior Policy Analyst and Director of Environmental Projects for the Northeast-Midwest Institute, about a couple of the policies--specifically, an invasive species screening process, and federalballast water controls--that our Great Lakes need in 2009.

GLUE interviews Evans Paull, Senior Policy Analyst at NEMW, on why brownfields investment is important and how federal policy can do a better job of encouraging it.

GLUE interviews Joy Mulinex about how a Congressional Task Force works, and what the Great Lakes Task Force's priorities might be in in the next few years.

GLUE interviews Alan Hunt, Senior Policy Analyst at NEMW, on the Farm Bill of 2008, federal policies that support local food and farmers' markets, and food deserts.

GLUE interviews NEMW Executive Director Tom Wolfe, who gives us an overview of how NEMW works, and what issues are opportunities for policy change in 2009 (think transit, infrastructure, community development block grants, and historic preservation).