MWRD Commissioner Debra Shore Archives

Climate Change - Lake Michigan (photo by Peggy Malecki)

Climate Change and Chicago’s Water

July 17, 2021August 12, 2021 Mike Nowak Chicago River, clean water, climate change, drought, Justin Hart, Lake Michigan, Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, MWRD Commissioner Debra Shore, Peggy Malecki, stormwater management, The Mike Nowak Show, urban flooding

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Commissioner Debra Shore of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago explains the connections involving climate change, extreme weather events and clean water. She and science and policy advisor Justin Hart talk about the ongoing battle to keep the water supply in Chicago safe as well as its historical back and forth battles with Lake Michigan and the swamp land on which it was established.

Information from Past Shows

Fighting for bees in Skokie

August 1, 2013 Mike Nowak beekeeping ordinances, biosolids, Cook County Watershed Management Ordinance, frac sand mining, Governor Pat Quinn, honey bees, MWRD Commissioner Debra Shore, Starved Rock State Park, Village of Skokie

July 28, 2013 Are honey bees welcome in Skokie? Before we start this conversation, I want to call your attention