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 enters an exciting phase as it welcomes three new staff: Cora Sutherland and Rajpreet Grewal, the third cohort of postdoctoral water policy specialists through the UW Sea Grant Water Science-Policy Fellows Program, alongside the appointment …
The Supreme Court’s Sackett v EPA decision has resulted in a significant reduction in the scope of federal protections for wetlands. Under this ruling, wetlands are now required to exhibit a continuous surface connection to traditional water bodies such as …
The Freshwater Collaborative of Wisconsin hosted a free virtual Great Lakes Freshwater Symposium on October 3rd at noon CT where experts from Canadian and U.S. universities, including Director Melissa Scanlan, discussed the recent U.S. Supreme Court’s decision’s impact on wetlands protections, …
Melissa Scanlan, Director of the Center for Water Policy along with a panel of legal experts, addressed the impact of the recent U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on wetlands protections, scientific research, legal analysis, and policy, including updates on the EPA/Corp …
Director Melissa Scanlan was interviewed by Kirsti Marohn and Minnesota Public Radio to discuss how the Great Lakes Compact can be a model for approaching water management and control among states interested in pursuing a Mississippi River Compact. Dry states taking Mississippi River water …
Community leaders and mayors along the Mississippi River are considering supporting a compact among the river’s 10 states to safeguard this vital resource. “People are aware of how those low levels on the Mississippi River affect commerce and the communities,” …
The School of Freshwater Sciences offers a graduate “Practicum” course. Professor Scanlan designed the practicum to model a water consulting firm with public-sector clients. In Spring 2023, the graduate students donated their time to the City of Milwaukee’s Environmental Collaboration …
Professor Scanlan will be teaching at this year’s State Bar of Wisconsin Continuing Legal Education Environmental Law Section Annual gathering. She will be giving an update on recent developments in water law, and discussing how they could impact Wisconsin’s waterways. …
The New York Times recently published our Journalist in Residence Dan Egan on the alarming environmental crisis surrounding Florida’s Lake Okeechobee. The article, titled “Toxic Algae Blooms Threaten Florida’s Largest Lake,” serves as a stark reminder of the urgent need to …
