{"events":[{"id":10271,"global_id":"midwesterngovernors.org?id=10271","global_id_lineage":["midwesterngovernors.org?id=10271"],"author":"3","status":"publish","date":"2026-01-12 13:02:50","date_utc":"2026-01-12 18:02:50","modified":"2026-01-16 19:07:01","modified_utc":"2026-01-17 00:07:01","url":"https:\/\/midwesterngovernors.org\/event\/webinar-5-what-about-the-waste\/","rest_url":"https:\/\/midwesterngovernors.org\/wp-json\/tribe\/events\/v1\/events\/10271","title":"America&#8217;s Smartland Series: What About the Waste?","description":"<div  class=\"tribe-events-schedule tribe-clearfix\" >\n\t<p class=\"tribe-events-schedule__datetime\">\n\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__date tribe-events-schedule__date--start\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__separator tribe-events-schedule__separator--date\">\n\t\t\t\t @ \t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__time 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successful national integrated nuclear waste management program that\u00a0both\u00a0addresses longstanding concerns and broadens opportunities for the nuclear sector and future host communities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong><u>Co-Moderators<\/u><\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Commissioner\u00a0<a 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