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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

Funding is Primary Issue in Replacing Band Aid Approach to Lead Pipes

September 10, 2016

by Dylan Deprey It was a year ago that Marc Edwards traveled to Flint, MI with a group of colleagues on what he considered a ‘suicide mission.’ The Charles P. Lunsford Professor of Civil … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Aging Infrastructure, Cathy Stepp, Dylan Deprey, Fred Royal, Lead Pipes, Lead Poisoning, Marc Edwards, Mike Gousha, Tom Barrett, Water Safety

Lead-Pipes and Your Water 101

August 27, 2016

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...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Ashanti Hamilton, Dylan Deprey, Freshwater for Life Action Coalition, Lead Pipes, Patricia McManus, Robert Miranda, Rosie Caradine-Lewis

The Freshwater Capitol of the World Could be a Façade

June 18, 2016

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...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Brenda Bell White, Freshwater for Life Action Coalition, Lead Pipes, Lead Poisoning, Patricia McManus, Robert Miranda, Tom Barrett, Water Contamination

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