Advancing Corporate Water Stewardship in the Great Lakes Region
Date: April 30, 2026Time: 12:00 PM ET (11:00 AM CT)Location: Zoom Webinar Topic: Advancing Corporate Water Stewardship in the Great Lakes RegionGuest Speaker: Alan Gilden, Vice President, Global Quality, Watts Water Technologies; and Paul Sambanis, Vice President of Sustainability, Sloan Moderator: Lora Shrake, Chief Operating Officer, Council of the Great Lakes Region Join us on […]
Great Lakes Freshwater Symposium
Date: May 7th, 2026 Time: 12:00 PM ET (11:00 AM CT) Location: Zoom Webinar Topic: Great Lakes Freshwater Symposium: Powering Progress or Peril? The Hidden Environmental Costs of AI-Data Centers REGISTER NOW The proliferation of AI-data centers across the United States is causing concern in communities and challenges for local governments. The Center for Water […]
The Future of Canada-United States Relations
By Canada-United States Law Institute REGISTER TODAY: The Future of Canada-United States Relations Tickets, Monday, May 11 • 8 AM – 4:30 PM | Eventbrite The 50th Anniversary Conference of the Canada-United States Law Institute The Canada–United States relationship has come under stress recently and there are numerous opinions and perspectives on where it is […]
Modernizing Michigan’s Bottle Deposit System: Insights from New Research
Date: March 19, 2026Time: 12:00 PM ET (11:00 AM CT)Location: Zoom Webinar Topic: Modernizing Michigan’s Bottle Deposit System: Insights from New ResearchGuest Speaker: Shelie Miller, Jonathan W. Buckley Collegiate, Co-Director – Centre for Sustainable Systems School for Environment and Sustainability | University of MichiganModerator: Ally Walker, Program Officer, Circular Economy, Council of the Great Lakes Region […]
Advancing Water Reuse in the Great Lakes Region
Date: February 12, 2026Time: 1:00 PM ET (12:00 PM CT)Location: Zoom Webinar Topic: Advancing Water Reuse in the Great Lakes RegionGuest Speaker: Bruno Pigott, Executive Director, WateReuseModerator: Lora Shrake, Chief Operating Officer, Council of the Great Lakes Region Across the Great Lakes–St. Lawrence region, water is one of our greatest shared assets—and one of our greatest […]
A Policy Scan on Plastics Governance in the Canadian Great Lakes Region
Date: January 22, 2026Time: 12:00 PM ET (11:00 AM CT)Location: Zoom Webinar Topic: A Policy Scan on Plastics Governance in the Canadian Great Lakes RegionGuest Speaker: Eden Hataley, University of Toronto PhD ResearchModerator: Ally Walker, Program Officer, Circular Economy, Council of the Great Lakes Region Plastic pollution poses a growing threat to the health of the Laurentian […]
Beyond the Basics: Advancing EPR in the Great Lakes Region
Date: December 10, 2025Time: 1:00 PM ET (12:00 PM CT)Location: Zoom Webinar Topic: Advancing EPR in the Great Lakes Region Co-Hosted by: Council of the Great Lakes Region and Product Stewardship Institute Across the Great Lakes region, conversations around Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) had moved beyond the basics toward detailed program design and implementation. This […]
Laying the Groundwork: The Basics of EPR in the Great Lakes Region
Webinar Topic: The Basics of EPR in the Great Lakes Region Co-Hosted by: Council of the Great Lakes Region and Product Stewardship Institute Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) is gaining momentum across North America, and the Great Lakes region is no exception. As policymakers, local governments, and stakeholders prepare to engage in discussions about […]
Preserving Nature, Protecting Communities: Building Climate Resilience with Land Preservation
Webinar Topic: Building Climate Resilience with Land PreservationGuest Speaker: Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District, Kristin Schultheis, Senior Project PlannerModerator: Council of the Great Lakes Region, Lora Shrake, Interim Executive Director Watch the Webinar Recording on YouTube! For over twenty years, Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District (MMSD) has engaged and supported communities throughout the Milwaukee River Basin to […]
Great Lakes Freshwater Symposium: Possible Future Uses of New Lakefront at the Port of Milwaukee
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 Milwaukee. This facility is part of a broader network of dredge-spoil sites across the Great […]