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Rob Sisson
@Rob_Sisson
Commissioner, International Joint Commission. Catholic. Knight of Malta. Creatio Tutela
Montana/Michiganijc.orgJoined March 2009

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Key sentence in the Boundary Waters Treaty between US and Canada, Article IV: It is further agreed that the waters herein defined as boundary waters and waters flowing across the boundary shall not be polluted on either side to the injury of health or property on the other.
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It's exciting to see others catch up to 's pioneering work on conservation, environment, and energy. In 2016, it created Blue Collar Solar and convinced Arizona to pilot it. The program has grown each year...now others are pushing Virtual Power Plants... 1/2
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We were told when we moved to Montana, "Going to the grocery store can kill you in Montana." Boy, howdy, that's been true the last two days around Livingston.
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--Established strong presence at International Aquatic Invasive Species Conference (Oostende, Belgium) and International Rivers Symposium (Wien, Austria). --Strengthened relationships with Indigenous nations across the transboundary --Continued using our alert function. 2/2
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Reflecting on the past year at : --Launched St. Mary-Milk Rivers Apportionment Study --Completed our Lake Champlain-Richelieu River Study --Successfully reorganized our International Souris River Board to better carry out our mandate. 1/2
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I’m so lucky to live in the Shields River valley for the last couple years. This is, literally, my backyard. The Crazy Mountains are an oasis of peace and quiet, a holy place for the Apsaalooke people.
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A new age has dawned.
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FIRST EVER: @NRCgov issues final rule to certify @NuScale_Power's 50 MWe small modular reactor design—becoming the first SMR cleared for use in the U.S. energy.gov/ne/articles/nr
Poor Commissioner Henry Lickers…first time in our 4 years together, he donned a tie to meet the dress code of a restaurant. He forgot to pack his standard bolo tie. Proof commissioners will do anything to get the job done!
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Always dangerous to give the mic to any commissioner, especially my colleague Lance Yohe! The work these people and those currently at the Red River Basin Commission is the real work of binational solutions and relationships.
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Celebrating 40 Years of our Annual International Conference today with a history panel. It was great to hear from some of the originals who helped organize the Red River Basin Commission!
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Take it national! #GreatLakes
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Michigan Environmental Council @MichEnvCouncil has collaborated with farmers, farm industry leaders, and the @ErbFamilyFdn to facilitate #SustainableBusiness practices that improve economic performance and preserve the environment. Learn more: bit.ly/3CGVW0Z.
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Water scarcity isn't just a 3rd world problem. If suffers two dry winters in a row, given the uncontrolled and ill-advised growth and development permitted by city and county leaders, there will be stories like this written about it.
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Arizona city cuts off a neighborhood’s water supply amid drought washingtonpost.com/climate-enviro
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Profound love...
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Chiara Corbella Petrillo was an Italian Catholic woman who refused cancer treatment to save her third baby. Cancer had severely affected her lungs, tongue and eyes. One year after giving birth, she died at her home dressed in her wedding gown.
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