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Water Wars in the News

Waukesha’s shift to Great Lakes water was a yearslong battle. Will other diversions follow?
9/14/2023 | Wisconsin Public Radio

Great Lakes Compact protects water access. But that doesn’t mean thirsty neighbors won’t challenge it
2/13/2023 | Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

The Southwest’s water problems are about to get much worse
6/9/2021 | The Washington Post

The future of Lake Superior with climate disruption
2/15/2021 | Michigan Radio

Peter Annin Recognized for Excellence
10/27/2020 | Northland College

Water Levels In The Great Lakes Approach A Record High
6/16/2020 | NPR

6 Non-Fiction Authors Tackling Big Topics In Accessible Ways
6/9/2020 | Ezvid Wiki

Third Rail Proposal: Selling Great Lakes water proposed to lower lake levels
2/18/2020 | Great Lakes Now

A Last Love Letter To The Great Lakes Book Club
2/14/2020 | Science Friday

Along the Great Lakes, It’s Time to Prepare for Extremes
2/13/2020 | New York Times

Science Friday Book Club’s Winter Read Plunges Into The Great Lakes
1/10/2020 | Science Friday

Can drastic measures lower Lake Michigan water levels? Shoreline property owners think so
12/18/2019 | Interlochen Public Radio

Michigan Democrats take aim at Nestlé. Farmers urge caution.
12/17/2019 | Bridge Magazine

As surging Great Lakes threaten Michigan, homeowners beg Canada for help
12/17/2019 | Bridge Magazine

Deja Vu: Will threat of westward water trains prompt action by Great Lakes governors?
11/15/2019 | Great Lakes Now

The Great Lakes Water Wars
11/10/2019 | University of Denver Water Law Review

What the climate’s ‘new normal’ is doing to Lake Superior
11/1/2019 | MinnPost

Q&A: ‘Water Wars\’ author advises strategy for \’every last drop\’ of Great Lakes
9/26/2019 | Crain\’s Chicago Business

Climate Change Is Already Impacting Lake Michigan — Here\’s How
9/16/2019 | NPR

Why should Wisconsin drain Lake Michigan for Foxconn?
8/28/2019 | The Washington Post

Great Lakes Governors, Premiers Endorse Asian Carp Plan
7/11/2019 | Wisconsin Public Radio

A crack in the Great Lakes Compact? Approved water diversion prompts pushback
7/10/2019 | Environmental Health News

Tough Times Along the Colorado River
1/30/2019 | The New York Times

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Peter Annin
Director, Mary Griggs Burke Center for Freshwater Innovation
Northland College
1411 Ellis Ave
Ashland, WI 54806