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Powerful storms hit Great Lakes coastline communities, knocking down power lines
-Utilities are trying to restore power as winds buffet the region and waves pound the Lake Michigan and Lake Superior coasts. The storms also are causing widespread lakeside erosion, putting properties at risk.
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AgricultureAuthorsDrinking WaterForever Chemicals FeaturedGary WilsonIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentMunicipalitiesNewsPFASPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeWisconsinMuddied Waters: Bureaucratic process leaves well water at risk and farmers feeling targeted
-The Wisconsin DNR is slowly looking at addressing the issue of manure spills and their impact, but local farmers are feeling targeted by the potential new regulations.
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AdvocacyAuthorsBudgetDrinking WaterEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingForever Chemicals FeaturedIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentMilwaukeeNatasha BlakelyNatasha BlakelyNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWater WithdrawalsWaterfront DevelopmentWisconsinGreat Lakes Water Withdrawals: What’s happening in Wisconsin with Foxconn?
-Part of the Foxconn controversy comes from what was initially a $10 billion investment, a Gen 10 factory and 13,000 jobs but is now 1,500 jobs and a Gen 6 factory.
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APClimate ChangeDrinking WaterEquity and Environmental JusticeForever Chemicals FeaturedGreat Lakes CommissionGroundwater ContaminationIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentNewsPFASPolicyProtectResearch, Data and TechnologyScience, Technology, ResearchThe StatesU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWisconsinWisconsin Gov. Evers issues order to curb PFAS contamination
-Under an executive order from Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers, the Wisconsin DNR and Departments of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection have to create a website on the chemicals known as PFAS, collaborate with municipalities and wastewater treatment plants to identify PFAS sources and consider PFAS when developing fish and wildlife consumption advisories.
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AdvocacyBudgetIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake MichiganNewsRecreation and TourismShipping and PortsTourismWisconsinWorkSS Badger: The last of Lake Michigan’s car ferries
-The last coal-fired passenger steamship in the United States continues to ferry passengers and cargo across Lake Michigan.
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APArticleDrinking WaterEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingIllinoisIndianaIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake St. ClairMichiganMinnesotaNew YorkNewsNiagara FallsOhioPennsylvaniaPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeProtectRegionShipping and PortsThe StatesTourismWaterfront DevelopmentWisconsinFive Midwestern governors push presidential candidates to aid Great Lakes
-Five Democratic governors of states in the Great Lakes region Monday urged the candidates in next year’s presidential election to support a plan for safeguarding their shared waters by boosting federal spending on treatment plants and environmental cleanups.
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Beaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and SailingBlue EconomyBudgetFeature MilwaukeeIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentMilwaukeeMunicipalitiesNewsRecreation and TourismShipping and PortsBillions Invested in Clean Water: Port Milwaukee implements a range of methods to great success
-The Lynyrd Skymmr is a 50-foot-long river skimmer that cruises Port Milwaukee‘s waterways several times a week to collect floating debris — dead fish, plastic bottles, branches and other refuse.
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Bringing Back Milwaukee’s Swamps: Part II
-The Milwaukee Wetland Monitoring program is a citizen-science effort aimed at documenting some portion of the 400 ephemeral wetlands that still exist in Milwaukee County.
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Bringing Back Milwaukee’s Swamps: Part I
-The city of Milwaukee, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and Harbor District Inc. are just a few of the groups who are coming together to try and bring back Milwaukee’s natural wetlands.
