The Center for Water Policy hosted a virtual Earth Month webinar featuring its 2023-2024 Water Policy Scholar Dr. Grace Bulltail and Research Associate Dr. Parisa Sarzaeim. They spoke on the availability and quality of publicly available tribal-led water-climate-environment (WCE) nexus …
Michigan State University’s Animal & Natural Resources Law Review is hosting its 2024 virtual Symposium, “Navigating Waters: Legal and Policy Perspectives on Great Lakes Conservation and Management”. The symposium will center on the legal and policy issues related to conserving …
Director Melissa Scanlan was interviewed by Wisconsin Public Radio’s Rob Ferrett to discuss a new bill fast-tracked through the Indiana Legislature and signed into law on Monday, February 12. The bill will roll back protections for many of Indiana’s wetlands, …
The Sackett v. EPA U.S. Supreme Court ruling last year reduced federal jurisdiction over wetland protections, putting the focus on states and tribes. Indiana’s House Bill 1383, signed into law yesterday, eases wetland permitting, drawing criticism from scientists who warn of …
Director Melissa Scanlan and former Water Policy Specialist Andrian Lee were featured in the University of Wisconsin Sea Grant’s The Water We Swim In podcast to discuss the significance of the 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, and how the money can …
The Center for Water Policy has launched a national search for a Water Policy Specialist. This position is designed to immerse emerging lawyers in the dynamic world of applied research for multidisciplinary water policy solutions. The Water Policy Specialist will work with research teams …
The Center for Water Policy along with the UWM Black Student Cultural Center and the Alliance for the Great Lakes hosted a free virtual webinar to discuss systematic barriers to outdoor recreation for Black and People of Color, and possible …
The Great Salt Lake is shrinking – dramatically – and Utah Physicians for a Healthy Environment and others are litigating to get Utah to act as a trustee to stop and reverse the damage. Director Melissa Scanlan weighed in to …
Waukesha recently became the first community outside the Great Lakes Basin to access water from Lake Michigan at a cost of over $250 million. Director Melissa Scanlan emphasized the growing importance of fresh water in the 21st century to Vince …
The Center for Water Policy is seeking candidates for a two-year funded Water Policy and Science Communications Graduate Student Research Fellowship, while earning a master’s degree from the School of Freshwater Sciences at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee. To be considered for the Fellowship, the student must …
