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...]