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Mayor Barrett to Allocate $2.2. Million to Combat Lead Crisis

December 6, 2019

By Mrinal Gokhale It is well known that Milwaukee has a lead problem and that paint and laterals are the main sources of contamination in households. Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett plans to add … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Jeanette Kowalik, Lead Pipes, Lead Poisoning, Lead Service Lines, Mrinal Gokhale, Tom Barrett

Grant Awarded to City of Milwaukee for Lead Hazard Control

October 4, 2019

By Ana Martinez-Ortiz It’s no secret that Milwaukee has a lead problem. Residents throughout the city and county have experienced problems with lead, either through water, paint, soil or all of … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Ana Martinez-Ortiz, Grants Awarded, Gwen Moore, Jeanette Kowalik, Lead Pipes, Lead Poisoning, Tom Barrett

Gov. Tony Evers Announces Drinking Water Protections for Emerging Health Contaminants

June 21, 2019

By Nyesha Stone Earlier this year, Gov. Tony Evers named 2019 the “Year of Clean Drinking Water.” To do this, he said that $40 million would be used to replace lead pipes, $25 million to … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Drinking Water, Lead Pipes, Nyesha Stone, Tony Evers

Public Lead Safety Initiative Moves Forward

March 9, 2018

A resolution increasing education about lead-in-water has been recommended for approval by the Milwaukee Public Works Committee. Alderman Tony Zielinski, who sponsored the legislation, says the … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Lead Pipes, Tony Zielinski

City Leaders Talk Lead Contamination Solutions on World Water Day

March 25, 2017

By Mrinal Gokhale The Sierra Club - John Muir Chapter and city leaders gathered on March 22, also known as World Water Day, to discuss the ongoing problem of lead lateral pipes in the Milwaukee … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: George Olufosoye, Jeanne Hewitt, Jim Bohl, Lead Pipes, Lead Poisoning, Mrinal Gokhale, Nik Kovac, Sierra Club, Tim Ehlinger, World Water Day

The Saga for Lead-Free Water Continues

February 18, 2017

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...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Dylan Deprey, Freshwater for Life Action Coalition, Lead Pipes, Lead Poisoning, Robert Miranda, Water Safety, Willie Brisco

City of Milwaukee Launches New Awareness Campaign for Lead Safe Milwaukee

February 11, 2017

By Karen Stokes City of Milwaukee leaders are rolling out an awareness campaign to advocate the prevention of lead based illnesses in children. The campaign was announced on Friday at Moody … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Bevan Baker, Karen Stokes, Lead Based Paint, Lead Pipes, Lead Poisoning, Tom Barrett

Milwaukee Common Council Passes Lead Pipe Removal Legislation

December 17, 2016

By Mrinal Gokhale Lead pipes in Milwaukee, especially in the inner city have been problematic for almost 20 years. Ald. Jim Bohl, along with Common Council President Ashanti Hamilton drafted … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Lead Pipes, Lead Service Lines, Legislation, Mark Nicolini, Milwaukee Water Works, Mrinal Gokhale

Any Dosage of Lead is Deadly, Especially in Drinking Water

November 26, 2016

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...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Annette Stokes, Brenda World-Patterson, Dylan Deprey, Freshwater for Life Action Coalition, Lead Pipes, Lead Poisoning

A. O. Smith, United Way partner to support Mayor, City of Milwaukee Health Department to provide water filtration products to Milwaukee residents

November 12, 2016

Milwaukee, WI.— A. O. Smith Corporation and United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County today announced a partnership with Mayor Tom Barrett and the City of Milwaukee Health Department to … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: A.O. Smith, Aquasana, City of Milwaukee Health Department, Free Water Filters, Lead Pipes, Lead Poisoning, United Way

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