MILWAUKEE _ Seth Siegel, author of \u201cTroubled Water: What\u2019s Wrong with What We Drink,\u201d will speak Dec. 4 at 6 p.m. in the Wisconsin Room at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Student Union, 2200 E. Kenwood Blvd. <\/p>\n
Siegel will be talking with WUWM environmental reporter Susan Bence about the contamination of drinking water in the U.S. and what can be done about it. He\u2019ll draw from his book, which examines drinking water problems in places like Flint, Michigan, and Hoosick Falls, New York. <\/p>\n
(Siegel will be available for media interviews the day before the event or the morning after the presentation.)<\/p>\n
The book approaches the issue from the perspective of environmentalists, researchers, politicians and experts in water technology and public works. It also offers recommendations for improvements.<\/p>\n
Siegel, an author, lawyer, lecturer and activist, previously wrote the New York Times bestseller \u201cLet There Be Water\u201d about water scarcity. While writing and researching \u201cTroubled Water,\u201d he served as the Daniel M. Soref Senior Policy Fellow at UWM\u2019s School of Freshwater Sciences. Among those interviewed for the book was Rebecca Klaper, professor at the school. Katie Hall, a UWM alumna, served as research assistant for the book. <\/p>\n
Those who aren\u2019t able to attend the event can register to view the presentation at https:\/\/zoom.us\/webinar\/register\/WN_tV9TgPTUSFyBXN3WNF9MLA.<\/p>\n
The event is part of the UWM Alumni Association\u2019s Master Chats series.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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