Cora Sutherland, Interim Assistant Director, and Professor Melissa Scanlan, Director, of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s Center for Water Policy recently explored how offshore wind in the Great Lakes could meet regional electricity needs – and why now is the time …
Graduate students from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee School of Freshwater Sciences — Joe McCormack, Evelyn Grimm, and Cami Armendariz — were recently featured on WUWM 89.7 FM – Milwaukee’s NPR for their work addressing flood risks and resilience in Milwaukee. …
“We are creating new land here in the heart of the city—in the lake. When it’s finished, years from now, it will become lakefront land. So the question is: what should it be as part of the city? A port …
As coastal land manipulation and flooding increase along Wisconsin’s Great Lakes regions, two graduate student teams at UW-Milwaukee’s School of Freshwater Sciences have delivered a set of recommendations to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) aimed at building long-term …
Watch the recorded webinar here! Water Policy Specialist Peyton McCauley of the Center for Water Policy at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s School of Freshwater Sciences recently delivered a timely and eye-opening lecture titled “The Hidden Environmental Costs of Data Centers …
Watch the recorded webinar here. The Center for Water Policy hosted an Earth Day webinar featuring James Wasley, Professor at UW-Milwaukee and 2024-2025 Water Policy Scholar. He presented his research on the possible future uses of the Dredged Material Disposal Facility at the Port of …
In 2023, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory identified extensive potential offshore wind resource in the Great Lakes. All eight Great Lakes states have some type of clean, renewable, or alternative energy goal, and five of the eight Great Lakes states …
Water Policy Specialist Peyton McCauley, Director Melissa Scanlan, and UWM-SFS Master’s student Dan McLennon recently explored private environmental, social, and governance (ESG) reporting to assess water consumption of AI and data centers and discuss the limitations. Article Summary: Read the full article …
The lake sturgeon population in the Great Lakes has dropped to less than 1% of historic numbers, but dedicated efforts are underway to change that from organizations like Milwaukee Riverkeeper, the Deng Aquaculture Lab at UW-Milwaukee’s School of Freshwater Sciences, …
Wetlands and ephemeral and intermittent streams are vital to the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of the nation’s waters. Wetlands filter pollutants from water, retain and absorb flood waters, and provide habitats for wildlife. Ephemeral and intermittent streams are ubiquitous …
