The year, 2019 marks the 50th anniversary of the Cuyahoga River Fire, a landmark in the timeline of environmental regulation in the United States and the ignition of the Clean Water Act. On Sept. … [Read more...]
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Water Quality Task Force Public Hearings Fail to Engage Milwaukee Residents
By Brenda Coley and Kirsten Shead Co-Executive Directors of Milwaukee Water Commons The Water Quality Task Force, a recently formed committee of the Wisconsin legislature, is in the process … [Read more...]
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Get the Lead Out of Milwaukee’s Drinking Water
By Brenda Coley and Kirsten Shead Milwaukee has a serious problem with lead in our drinking water. Across the city, some 70,000 service lines are made of lead, contaminating the water we use to … [Read more...]