{"id":12847,"date":"2025-09-25T16:39:38","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T21:39:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/freshwater\/?p=12847"},"modified":"2026-03-03T17:45:46","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T23:45:46","slug":"cwp-director-melissa-scanlan-featured-on-620-wtmj-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/freshwater\/cwp-director-melissa-scanlan-featured-on-620-wtmj-news\/","title":{"rendered":"CWP Director Melissa Scanlan featured on 620 WTMJ News"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/centerforwaterpolicy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Center for Water Policy<\/a>&nbsp;Director and Lynde B. Uihlein Endowed Chair and Professor Melissa Scanlan was featured in a 620 WTMJ radio segment and news article talking about data centers. 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