The Shorewood village board will meet Monday, September 21 at 7:30 p.m. to discuss next steps in their case against resident Paul Florsheim, who Shorewood police ticketed last summer for walking on the shore of Lake Michigan north of Atwater …
On September 3, 2026, a Milwaukee County Judge voided the trespassing ticket issued to Paul Florsheim for walking on the beach north of Atwater Beach in Shorewood. Center for Water Policy Director, Professor, and Lynde B. Uihlein Endowed Chair Melissa …
An article from the Wisconsin Examiner discussed the future of data center development in Wisconsin. Center for Water Policy Director, Professor, and Lynde B. Uihlein Endowed Chair Melissa Scanlan was quoted on the complications of a piecemeal approach to data center regulation. Read the article on the …
We’re excited to welcome Max Overdevest, Thomas Dunbar, and Josh Marion, as the Center for Water Policy’s new fellows! Max is the Center’s fourth Water Policy and Communications Fellow who is also pursuing his master’s degree in Freshwater Sciences and Water …
The Center for Water Policy has launched a search for its next Assistant Director. This is a full-time, academic staff position at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee School of Freshwater Sciences. The application deadline is August 22, 2026. The Assistant Director supports the …
Here at the Center, we get a lot of questions about AI-data centers: how do they consume water? How does their water consumption compare to other industries? Does the Great Lakes Compact regulate their water use? The Center for Water Policy and Milwaukee Journal Sentinel collaborated …
Center for Water Policy Director, Professor, and Lynde B. Uihlein Endowed Chair Melissa Scanlan was on NPR’s High Plains Public Radio discussing a proposed rural Kansas data center. Professor Scanlan contextualized how the lack of resource demand disclosure and regional- …
Walking on the beach is a simple yet legally complex act. The Public Trust Doctrine guides how we access, use, and enjoy certain water bodies. However, states differently interpret and apply certain tenets of this doctrine, including whether and where the public can walk the shoreline. Director, Professor, and Lynde B. Uihlein Endowed …
The Center for Water Policy’s 2024-26 Water Policy and Science Communications Fellow Cami Armendariz won “Best Short Video” in the 2026 Planet Forward Storyfest competition! Cami’s video “Bringing Back the Giants: Sturgeon Restoration in the Milwaukee River Watershed” examines how …
Center for Water Policy Assistant Director Tressie Kamp was a guest on Wisconsin Public Radio’s Wisconsin Today to discuss water and energy impacts of AI-data centers. She also spoke about the consequences of not understanding these facilities’ full resource demands. …
