Will Waukesha Get a Rewrite?
PETER ANNIN, Journal Sentinel In 1998, an Ontario consulting firm known as the Nova Group announced a controversial plan to ship 158 million gallons of azure Lake Superior water to… Read More →
Burke Center in the News
Great Lakes Officials Scale Back Waukesha Water Diversion Plan
REBECCA KRUTH, Michigan Radio Representatives from the Great Lakes and Canada met last week to consider a Wisconsin city’s request to pump water from Lake Michigan. The groundwater in Waukesha… Read More →
Lake Michigan turtles can’t get the lead out
By Marie Orttenburger, Great Lakes Echo You likely won’t find any painted and snapping turtles headbanging to Metallica in Lake Michigan wetlands. But heavy metal runs in their veins. These… Read More →
WPR: Waukesha Hearing in Duluth
By Danielle Kaeding, WPR Not a single person spoke in favor of Waukesha’s plan to get drinking water from Lake Michigan at a public hearing Thursday evening in Duluth, Minnesota.… Read More →
Research Experience Lands Weir His Dream Job
As a Northland College student, Andrew Weir felt like he was gaining valuable experiences in his geosciences major, but knew that in order to pursue a career in environmental consulting… Read More →
Self-Directed Research Creates Pathway to Grad School
Elizabeth Alexson’s self-directed student research positions with the Northland College Mary Griggs Burke Center for Freshwater Innovation fast-tracked her from graduating Northland College in 2013 to graduate studies at the… Read More →
Oldenborg headed for future in water
For senior Kim Oldenborg, water is more than a life-sustaining resource. Water is her inspiration—academically, personally, and professionally. Initially attracted to Northland College for its proximity to Lake Superior, Oldenborg was excited… Read More →
World Water Day: Writing Wisconsin’s Waterways
From memories of lazy Sundays floating down the Wolf River in an inner tube to tales of toxic chemicals flowing freely into the Fox, the stories we tell about water… Read More →
Annin on Waukesha
Michigan Radio
Waukesha, Wisconsin has a contaminated groundwater supply and wants to take water from Lake Michigan, but it’s not that easy. Peter Annin, author of The Great Lakes Water Wars, and… Read More →
$3.9M Awarded to Fund Great Lakes Research
By Raeanna Marnati, Fox 21 News The University of Wisconsin Sea Grant Institute announced a $3.9 million grant that will fund 19 Great Lakes research, education and outreach projects, including two… Read More →