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Environmental Leadership: Clean Water Act Turns 50
October 18, 2022 @ 6:00 pm - 7:15 pm
October 18, 2022 marked the 50th anniversary of the Clean Water Act, the law that would finally regulate the industrial pollution then fouling America’s waters.
This program helped viewers learn about that watershed moment, the threats facing our waters today, and the role of environmental leadership in solutions.
The keynote presentation was provided by water advocate and South Florida Water Management District Governing Board member Jacqui Thurlow-Lippisch.
A Watershed Moment, Then and Now
Cynthia Barnett, Environmental Journalist in Residence, UF College of Journalism and Communications
Water Leadership in Divided Times
Jacqui Thurlow-Lippisch, water advocate and South Florida Water Management District Governing Board member.
Leading on Water Across the Professions
A student-oriented panel with Ms. Thurlow-Lippisch; Environmental Engineering Professor Christine Angelini, director of the UF Center for Coastal Solutions; and water law expert and UF Emeritus Professor of Law Mary Jane Angelo. Moderator: Pulitzer Fellow Alan Halaly, Engagement Editor for The Independent Florida Alligator.
Sponsors
Pulitzer Center for Crisis Reporting
University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications
Bob Graham Center for Public Service
This is the recording of the program: https://mediasite.video.ufl.edu/Mediasite/Play/86d8bc26f59f4db799d689d57d10fb071d