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Climate Change - Lake Michigan (photo by Peggy Malecki)
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Climate Change and Chicago’s Water

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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.

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Celebrating Water - Wave Film Fest
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Celebrating Water Responsibly

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Michelle Hoffman Trotter, educator and director of the film Microcosm, promotes next week’s Wave Film Fest, which celebrates our oceans and lakes through film and visual arts. MWRD Commissioner Cam Davis returns to the show to talk about the myriad issues surrounding that little appreciated and even less understood regional agency.

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