Waters of the United States: A Conversation with Royal C. Gardner and Silvia Secchi

Join author Royal C. Gardner, Professor of Law, Hugh F. Culverhouse Chair, and Director of the Stetson Institute for Biodiversity Law and Policy at Stetson Law, at Prairie Lights for a reading from Waters of the United States, his groundbreaking exploration of the legal and political battles that have shaped water protection in America. In conversation with University of Iowa Professor and Mississippi River Basin water research expert Silvia Secchi, Royal will discuss the history and high-stakes future of the Clean Water Act, the Supreme Court’s narrowing of WOTUS, and what these decisions mean for our communities and environment.

Presented in partnership with the Hubbell Environmental Law Initiative