Welcome to the 36th annual Conference on the Environment (COE)! 

This all-day conference brings together environmental professionals representing industry, consultants, government, and academia, in the areas of air quality, water quality, and waste management.  Through keynote presentations and concurrent technical sessions, attendees will learn about new, relevant issues.  The COE is co-hosted by the Upper Midwest Section of Air & Waste Management Association (A&WMA-UMS) and the Central States Water Environment Association (CSWEA) and has become one of the premier conferences in the Upper Midwest dealing with today’s pertinent environmental issues.