Margaret Schneemann, water resource economist for Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant and Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning, is featured in American Public Media’s story “So Close, Yet So Costly: In cities on the Great Lakes, water pipes are crumbling and poor people are paying the price.”

The story discusses the water pricing crisis around the country, with a focus on Great Lakes cities, where consumer water bills are climbing despite having abundant fresh water resources nearby. Community residents are being left without running water as their bills become unaffordable. 

Read the full story: https://www.apmreports.org/story/2019/02/07/great-lakes-water-shutoffs

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Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant is hiring an experienced communication coordinator to oversee communication for the program. The communication coordinator will be situated in Purdue University but will work across both states to lead efforts to develop and maintain programs and products that promote science-based knowledge and highlight IISG’s research, outreach and education efforts.To learn more about the communication coordinator’s responsibilities and qualifications, visit the link in bio.An initial review of applications will take place on August 8, 2024.

Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant is hiring an experienced communication coordinator to oversee communication for the program. The communication coordinator will be situated in Purdue University but will work across both states to lead efforts to develop and maintain programs and products that promote science-based knowledge and highlight IISG’s research, outreach and education efforts.

To learn more about the communication coordinator’s responsibilities and qualifications, visit the link in bio.

An initial review of applications will take place on August 8, 2024.
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