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\"\"LEXINGTON, Ky.\u2014In many regions of the United States, including Kentucky, water is endangered or in short supply. As the recent chemical spill in Charleston, W. Va., has shown us, what happens up river affects the communities below. Indeed, West Virginia and Kentucky are part of the same expansive Ohio River watershed that runs from Pennsylvania to Illinois. Water connects us. Our lives depend upon its quality and availability. Yet, more than 40 years after the creation of the Clean Water Act, our water is often compromised beyond use.\n<\/p>\n

\nHow do people, laws and nature get along?\n<\/p>\n

\nPeter J. Longo, professor of political science at the University of Nebraska at Kearney, will provide insight in his presentation \u201cWater Policy on the Great Plains: There\u2019s No Fooling Mother Nature\u201d on Thursday, Feb. 20, at 4:30 p.m., in Transylvania University\u2019s Cowgill Center, room 102. The lecture is free and open to the public.\n<\/p>\n

\nLongo will offer an overview of the culture of the Great Plains and address the local ecology and laws related to water. \u201cWater issues and resulting policies and laws [bind] the citizens and political actors of the Great Plains,\u201d Longo explains. \u201cHowever, policies and laws are no match for Mother Nature.\u201dLongo holds a J.D. and Ph.D. from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He teaches, researches and writes about civil rights and liberties, constitutional law and environmental policy. His writings on water range from how laws affect farmers to a legal history of Nebraska\u2019s water law to issues of environmental racism.\n<\/p>\n

\nThe lecture is part of Transylvania\u2019s Creative Intelligence Series, which also includes performances and art exhibitions as well as other lecturers who have creatively solved social problems and bettered their communities. All Creative Intelligence events are free and open to the public.
\nCowgill Center is on Third Street just east of Old Morrison. Free parking is available in the lot adjacent to the Mitchell Fine Arts Center at the corner of Fourth and Upper Streets and in several other lots along North Upper.\n<\/p>\n

\nFor information about similar events on Transylvania\u2019s campus, view the university\u2019s public events calendar. For more information about the Creative Intelligence Series, contact Meg Upchurch at mupchurch@transy.edu<\/a> or 859-233-8252.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

LEXINGTON, Ky.\u2014In many regions of the United States, including Kentucky, water is endangered or in short supply. As the recent chemical spill in Charleston, W. Va., has shown us, what happens up river affects the communities below. Indeed, West Virginia and Kentucky are part of the same expansive Ohio River watershed that runs from Pennsylvania to Illinois. Water connects us. Our lives depend upon its quality and availability. Yet, more than 40 years after the creation of the Clean Water Act, our water is often compromised beyond use. How do people, laws and nature get along? Peter J. Longo, professor of political science at the University of Nebraska at Kearney, will provide insight in his presentation \u201cWater Policy on the Great Plains: There\u2019s No Fooling Mother Nature\u201d on Thursday, Feb. 20, at 4:30 p.m., in Transylvania University\u2019s Cowgill Center, room 102. The lecture is free and open to the public. Longo will offer an overview of the culture of the Great Plains and address the local ecology and laws related to water. \u201cWater issues and resulting policies and laws [bind] the citizens and political actors of the Great Plains,\u201d Longo explains. \u201cHowever, policies and laws are no match for Mother Nature.\u201dLongo holds a J.D. and Ph.D. from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He teaches, researches and writes about civil rights and liberties, constitutional law and environmental policy. His writings on water range from how laws affect farmers to a legal history<\/p>\n

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