The Trump Administration last month announced a repeal of a 2015 Obama-era clean water rule that placed limits on polluting chemicals that could be used near streams, wetlands and other bodies of water.Two UWO professors disagree with the repeal citing that wetlands help the environment and provide habitats for a number of species. UWO geographyContinue reading “Trump repeals clean water regulation (10/23/19, UW Oshkosh)”
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Thousands show up to clean for Earth Week (5/2/19, UW Oshkosh)
The UW Oshkosh campus ended Earth Week with the Fox-Wolf Watershed Cleanup on the Fox River on April 27, which saw nearly 1,100 volunteers register to clean up at one of the 62 coordinated sites coordinated. Outreach coordinator Kelly Reyer said UWO has always scheduled a week of earth-minded activities for students, including tabling inContinue reading “Thousands show up to clean for Earth Week (5/2/19, UW Oshkosh)”
Detecting flood risks in developing countries (11/15/18, UW Oshkosh)
The last of the GeoQuest presentation series was held on Nov. 12 and featured how to detect urban flood risks in developing countries. As stated on the UWO website, the presentation noted several ways to detect urban flood risks. “With climate change, an increasing number of urban communities are subject to unprecedented flooding episodes, resultingContinue reading “Detecting flood risks in developing countries (11/15/18, UW Oshkosh)”
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