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January 2021 - MRCTI’s Resilience Revolving Loan Fund Becomes Law

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Press Releases

9/18/2024 - Mississippi River Cities and Towns Initiative (MRCTI) Meets in Baton Rouge, Louisiana Considering the Ever-Growing Challenges, Mayors Convene at the Mississippi River to Call Upon POTUS 47 For Urgent Actions the Next Ad

3/29/2024 - Mississippi River Steps-Up in Response to Baltimore Port Closure

2/23/2024 - MRCTI Statement on the Closing of American Queen Voyages

12/18/2023 - COP 28: Mayors of the World’s Most Crucial River Basin Declare “this was the most important COP for cities ever” as the world moves to ramp-up multi-lateral climate projects in the face of worsening impacts

09/27/2023 - Mississippi River Cities and Towns Initiative (MRCTI) Announces 2023-25 Board Leadership Mayors of La Crosse, WI and Vicksburg, MS Ready to Take Helm

9/13/2023 - In the Face of Drought, Dozens of Mayors Convene at the Mississippi River Headwaters to Release Final Plastic Pollution Report and Forge Historic Partnerships with Indigenous Nations

4/27/2023 Mississippi River Cities and Towns Initiative Mayors Address Spring Flooding with Federal Agencies

3/3/23 Mississippi River Mayors Unveil 2023 Legislative Priorities for Corridor Mayors From Mississippi River Prepare for Flood Season, Convene in Washington D.C.

12/16/2022 Mayors of MRCTI and Ducks Unlimited Applaud Historic Moment for the Mississippi River Corridor in Final Passage of the NDAA

11/1/2022 Mayors Along the Mississippi River Push for National Drought Resilience

10/6/2022 The Mississippi River Plastic Pollution Initiative Has Been Selected as a Finalist for UNEP’s Environmental Impact Award

9/13/2022 MRCTI Mayors Urge Passage of New River Restoration Project, Support Ambassador Andrew Young’s Vision to Make Corridor a National Priority

8/1/2022 Mayors of the Mississippi River Celebrate Hallmark Ecosystem Project Included in Senate WRDA, Congratulate Partners

5/19/2022 Mississippi River Cities, Producers, Transporters, and Ports Urge U.S. Elevate Food Security as a Priority Policy Issue

3/10/2022 Mississippi River Mayors Step-Up Resilience Projects as Spring Flood Season Approaches, Announce Jobs Act Partnership

1/31/2022 Mississippi River Mayors and the Waterways Council Applaud Corps’ Infrastructure Spending Plan for Transformative Projects in Middle America Totaling $5.3 billion for the Mississippi River Corridor

11/15/2021 Memphis Mayor Joins President Biden At Infrastructure Bill Signing MRCTI Mayors Celebrate Advancing Resilience Measures

Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021: Summary of Relevant City Programs

10/30/2021 Sierra Club Plans Fall Litter Clean-ups And Plastic Pollution Data Collection

10/15/2021 Mayors, Scientists and Citizens Along the Mississippi River Work Together to Tackle Plastic Pollution Throughout the Quad Cities Region

9/17/2021 EPA Formalizes Local-Federal Partnership to Protect Mississippi River Communities from Plastic Pollution

9/16/2021 Mississippi River Cities and Towns Initiative (MRCTI) Announces 2021-2023 Executive Committee

9/15/2021 Mississippi River Plastic Pollution Initiative Reveals Major Findings

9/15/2021 In the Wake of Hurricane Ida, Mississippi River Mayors Unveil Disaster Mitigation Projects Guided by One of the Largest Resilience Studies in the Nation

8/11/2021 Mississippi River Cities and Towns Initiative Reacts to Senate Passage of the $1.2 Trillion Bipartisan Infrastructure Plan

4/22/2021 Mayor LaToya Cantrell of New Orleans Represents U.S. Cities and Mississippi River Corridor in White House Climate Event

4/17/2021 Mayors, Scientists and Citizens Along the Mississippi River Work Together to Tackle Plastic Pollution

4/10/2021 Mayors, Scientists and Citizens Along the Mississippi River Work Together to Tackle Plastic Pollution Along Mississippi River Baton Rouge, Louisiana Site of first Cleanup

3/3/2021 Mayors, Scientists and Citizens Along the Mississippi River are Working Together to Tackle Plastic Pollution in one of America’s Greatest Waterways

3/3/2021 Mississippi River Mayors Urge President Biden to Include Middle America in Climate Agenda

12/17/2020 Mississippi River Mayors, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, & American Society of Civil Engineers Celebrate Passage of the Resilience Revolving Loan Fund Act

12/14/2020 Mississippi River Cities and Towns Initiative, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, & American Society of Civil Engineers Host Press Teleconference

10/30/2020 Mississippi River Cities in Battleground States Unite Efforts to Address Record COVID Surge, Ensure a Safe Election

07/28/2020 Mayors in Heartland Battleground States Implore Senate to Act on Stimulus as Pandemic Surge Worsens

07/02/2020 - Mississippi River Mayors Applaud Passage of the Resilience Revolving Loan Fund Act as Part of HR 2

07/01/2020 - Mississippi River Mayors Celebrate the USMCA Entering Into Force Today

06/01/2020 Mississippi River Cities Prepare for Major Hurricane During COVID-19 Pandemic, Address Overlapping Risks

04/27/2020 Mississippi River Cities Announce Broad International Partnership to Contain Pandemic, Stem Economic Fallout

4/9/2020 Mississippi River Cities Nearing Projected Peak Demand on Resources from Pandemic, Call for Frontline Assistance

3/19/2020 Mississippi River Mayors Ready for Disaster Response During COVID-19 Pandemic

03/18/2020 Mississippi River Mayors To Host Press Teleconference Address Disaster Response Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

03/05/2020 Mississippi River Mayors Amplify Staggering 2019 Flood Costs, Unveil Federal Policy Priorities, and Preview Flood Risk Outlook for 2020

09/19/2019 The Mississippi River Basin becomes the first ever river system in the world join the UN Clean Seas campaign

09/18/2019 Mayors along the Mississippi River Announce Effort with Rotary International on Water Infrastructure

09/16/2019 Mayors along the Mississippi River, American Queen Steamboat Company, and Federal Agencies Deploy First Private-Carry Mississippi River Nutrient Sensor

07/24/2019 - Mayors of the Mississippi River Join Reps. Angie Craig asnd Rodney Davis on Introduction of Resilience Legislation

07/12/2019 - After Eight Months of Flooding, Mississippi River Mayors in the South Prepare for Significant Storm Impacts

05/10/19 - After weeks ofNear-Record Flooding, Soy-Belt CIties Along the Mississippi River Now Brace for Worsening Tariff Fight

03/07/2019 - Ahead of White House Meeting and in Midst of Flooding

11/26/2018 - Mayor are Galvanized by National Climate Assessment to Take Further Action

07/06/2018 - Soy-Belt Cities Along the Mississippi River Brace for Impact from New Tariffs

04/04/2018 - Global Tariff Contest Impacts the Mississippi River Valley Economy

03/07/2018 - Battling Floods, Mississippi River Mayors Urge National Infrastructure Bill

08/30/2017 - Mayors Statement on Hurricane Harvey

06/01/2017 - Mississippi River Mayors warn of impact on exports from U.S. Paris Accord withdraw

03/02/2017 -- Mississippi River Mayors Present Infrastructure Plan to White House and Congress to Mitigate for Disaster Impacts 

12/05/16 -- Mississippi River Mayors gather with U.S. Department of Transportation and Partners to Announce Marine Highway Grants for the Waterway

10/12/16 – Mississippi River Cities Offer Aid to Hurricane Matthew Impacted Areas, Make Recommendations for Better Disaster Preparedness

09/14/16 – Annual Meeting Mayors Make Major Announcements

06/23/16 – MRCTI Statement on Brexit & Panama Canal

06/02/16 – Mississippi River Mayors Lead Food and Water Security Effort at World Assembly of River Basins, 2016

05/31/16 – Mississippi River Mayors Present at U.S.-China Climate Leaders Summit on Importance of River Valley Ecology in Curbing Impacts of Climate Change

12/31/15 –  In Paris, the Stakes Could not be Higher: MRCTI Mayors Represent MSR at COP21 (a national Op-Ed)

10/14/15 – MRCTI Statement on Release of Mississippi River Basin Report Card

09/23/15 – Initiative Co-Chair, Mayor Hyram Copeland, represents Mississippi River Mayors for 2015 Papal Visit

Press Inquiries

For immediate assistance, please contact Executive Director Colin Wellenkamp at cwellenkamp@mrcti.org.