…one of the main points that I can bring to a discussion on climate change is the perspective of time and the speed of change that are often hard to grasp.” Lafrancois will talk about how plankton are critical to the most loved aspects of freshwater systems—water clarity and fish….
Aaron Schreiber-Stainthorp ’05 has helped twenty-plus wineries implement water conservation and zero waste programs, improve winery energy efficiency, and he led the Francis Ford Coppola Winery in winning the 2017 California Green Medal: Sustainable Winegrowing Leadership Award. He is currently the sustainability specialist at Jackson Family Wines (e.g. Kendell-Jackson wines)…
…in biology and natural resources and tracked wildlife in Costa Rica. He died last year of natural causes, doing field research in Panama. His family and friends funded this internship as a way to honor his memory. Beal is majoring in water science with an emphasis in water resources. He…
…environmental regulations through the passage of 28 pieces of legislation, including the Endangered Species Act, the Safe Drinking Water Act, the Toxic Substances Control Act and amendments strengthening the Clean and Water Acts—in addition to many more laws passed to protect natural resources and expand protection of public lands. …
…doctor of ministry from United Theological Seminary. She was admitted to the Minnesota Bar in 2014. She is married to Warren Turner and they have two adult children, Joe and Matrika. Bill Esposito William “Bill” Esposito is the president and founder of Ambient Group, Inc., a global environmental and water…
…into the debate over Great Lakes water use, and under what conditions users outside the basin of the world’s largest freshwater system can lay claim to the resource. . . . . “This certainly is no surprise,” said [co-director of the Burke Center] and writer Peter Annin, author of the…
…for anyone to tap into the lakes. Still, when the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact was approved in 2008, the signatories left the door open, just a crack, for communities on the outside edge of the Great Lakes watershed to at least ask. Now, Waukesha is asking….
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. About 100 people attended the hearing, many of them questioning whether the city meets the standards to divert water under…
