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Pumping Mississippi River Water West: Pipe Dream or Solution? Director Melissa Scanlan featured in The Gazette, February 1, 2023

February 3, 2023News

Director of the Center for Water Policy, Melissa Scanlan, was featured in The Gazette to discuss the legal, economic and political feasibility of diverting water from the Mississippi River to the arid West as water scarcity becomes more severe. Scanlan… Read More

Environmental Law Section Blog: Analyzing the Impact of Wisconsin’s Phosphorus Rules on Water Quality, January 23, 2023

January 24, 2023News

New analysis from the Center for Water Policy’s Water Policy Specialist Anya Janssen on the impact of numeric standards in Wisconsin’s phosphorus rules was recently featured in the January 2023 Environmental Law Section blog published by the State Bar of… Read More

Center for Water Policy Seeks Candidates for Fellowship, January 19, 2023

January 19, 2023News

The Center for Water Policy is seeking a candidate 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. Please share… Read More

Scanlan to Discuss Climate Disruption with Organic Farmers from the Central Plains to the Rocky Mountains on January 12, 2023

January 12, 2023Events, News

Director of the Center for Water Policy and author of Prosperity in the Fossil-Free Economy: Cooperatives and the Design of Sustainable Businesses will be discussing her book with organic farmers. The Central Plains Organic Farmers invited her to meet with… Read More

Wisconsin Lawyer: Federal Funding and Wisconsin’s Water Infrastructure, December 14, 2022

December 14, 2022News

Research from the Center for Water Policy on directing federal funding from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to disadvantaged communities was featured in the December 2022 issue of Wisconsin Lawyer. Follow the link here to read the full article.

Phosphorus Conference Registration Now Open! November 1, 2022

November 1, 2022News

Registration for the 2023 Phosphorus Conference is now open! This conference will take a look back on ten years of Wisconsin’s phosphorus rules – analyzing implementation, compliance, and impacts. This conference will connect researchers with water professionals, farmers, producers, policymakers,… Read More

Director Scanlan to Speak About Prosperity in the Fossil-Free Economy at New Berlin Public Library, November 10, 2022

October 24, 2022News

Center for Water Policy Director, Melissa Scanlan will be giving a free and open to the public presentation hosted by Waukesha County Environmental Action League about her book Prosperity in the Fossil-Free Economy on Thursday, November 10th, 2022 at the… Read More

How to steer money for drinking water and sewer upgrades to the communities that need it most – The Conversation, October 10, 2022

October 10, 2022News

Water Policy Specialist Andrian Lee and Director Melissa Scanlan recently discussed their research on equitable access to safe drinking water and historic investments in water infrastructure with The Conversation.   Follow the link here for the full article.

Scanlan to Speak at Love Our Great Lakes Day on October 15, 2022

September 28, 2022News

Melissa Scanlan, Director of the Center for Water Policy and Professor at the UW-Milwaukee School of Freshwater Sciences, will be presenting on the public trust doctrine and how DNR water managers implement their public trust duties at the 2022 Love… Read More

Center for Water Policy Welcomes Four New Staff, September 20, 2022

September 20, 2022News, Personnel

The Center for Water Policy welcomes its second cohort of post-doctoral Water Policy Specialists through the UW Sea Grant Water Science-Policy Fellows Program, Andrian Lee and Anya Janssen. We are also pleased to announce Joe Bevington as our inaugural Water… Read More

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