By Robert Miranda This story was originally published by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, where you can find other stories reporting on fifteen city neighborhoods in Milwaukee. Visit … [Read more...]
Activists Call for Federal Investigation into Milwaukee’s Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program
By Matt Martinez Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service This story was originally published by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, where you can find other stories reporting on fifteen city … [Read more...]
North Division Students Rally for Clean Water
By Dylan Deprey The yelping “woos” of a mega horn were accompanied by students shouting at the top of their lungs, and all handed out bottled water to classmates and neighbors. “You don’t want … [Read more...]
The Saga for Lead-Free Water Continues
By Dylan Deprey It was a place the Freshwater for Life Action Coalition (FLAC) and spokesperson Robert Miranda knew all too well. In City Hall, in front of a podium, giving a press conference … [Read more...]
Any Dosage of Lead is Deadly, Especially in Drinking Water
By Dylan Deprey Never in Brenda World-Patterson’s dreams would she have thought that as a toddler her son would get lead poisoning. “I remember thinking ‘he’s not eating out of the window … [Read more...]
Steps at Every Level Being Made in the Fight for Healthy Drinking Water
By Dylan Deprey In the past year Milwaukee has taken their drinking water a little more serious after witnessing the acidic bile colored liquid pouring from faucets in Flint, MI. The major … [Read more...]
Lead-Pipes and Your Water 101
By Dylan Deprey It was almost like déjà vu for Rosie (Mama Rose) Caradine-Lewis as she sat listening to a presentation at the Wisconsin African American Women’s Center. The PowerPoint playing … [Read more...]
The Freshwater Capitol of the World Could be a Façade
By Dylan Deprey During the night, a child gets out of bed to get a glass of water. Having zero knowledge of the lateral lead pipes under their house, they drink the water. Then like any other … [Read more...]