Traverse City, Mich. — Michigan asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday to close shipping locks near Chicago to prevent Asian carp from invading the Great Lakes and endangering their $7 billion fishery.
State Attorney General Mike Cox filed a lawsuit Monday with the nation's highest court against Illinois, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago. They operate canals and other waterways that open into Lake Michigan.
Milwaukee Riverkeeper, along with our colleagues that make up the Milwaukee River Work Group, have been working for over three years to develop a set of legal protection for the Milwaukee River Corridor between North Avenue and Silver Spring Drive within Milwaukee City limits.
Dear Environmentalists,
Please help preserve the open green space and habitat on the Milwaukee County Grounds by contacting the University of Wisconsin Board of Regents, who will be deciding their fate this Thursday and Friday, December 10 and 11, when UWM’s Chancellor will be asking that the Regents approve a request for $35 Million for the purchase of 80 acres of land and infrastructure improvements for the proposed development of UWM's Engineering Campus.
The Regents must hear our environmental concerns about the future of this environment, green space, watershed and migratory habitat. Take these points, edit and add your thoughts in a positive way. Add alternative ideas and potential successful outcomes. We are FOR UWM, just not on this precious land.
The fight for the County Grounds in Wauwatosa continues. We are asking for everyone to please contact your County Supervisor by Dec. 17th, when the Supervisors will determine whether to approve a plan to preserve portions of the County Grounds.
We are calling on everyone to help us protect our precious remaining natural areas.
89.7FM WUWM - Milwaukee Public Radio is designating a week to explore the issue of water. The series is called “Project Milwaukee - The Currency of Water.”
They plan to explore southeastern Wisconsin’s prospects of becoming an international hub for water technology.
Milwaukee Riverkeeper is advocating for removal of the Bridge St. Dam on the Milwaukee River in Grafton. We believe that removal of the dam would have the greatest positive impacts on river ecology, water quality, sediment management, fish and aquatic life, terrestrial wildlife, and recreation. In addition, removal of the dam is estimated to save Grafton up to $4 million in dam replacement costs.
The Grafton Village Board was slated to decide on the fate of the dam at a special meeting on November 30th. However, a local group of citizens petitioned for the matter to go to referendum. The matter will be decided by residents at the polls in April, 2010.
Last week officials in Illinois began a massive poisoning operation on the Chicago Sanitary and Ship canal to prevent the invasive Asian Carp from breaching an electrical barrier that must be shut down for maintenance. There is already DNA evidence showing that the dreaded fish are in the canal and just several miles from Lake Michigan.
In a related action, Milwaukee Riverkeeper together with several other environmental groups sent a letter to Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox in support of a letter to him from Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm (attached).
Milwaukee Riverkeeper, along with our colleagues that make up the Milwaukee River Work Group, have been working for over three years to develop a set of legal protection for the Milwaukee River Corridor between North Avenue and Silver Spring Drive within Milwaukee City limits. 
President Obama's Great Lakes Restoration Initiative has pledged $13 million to be used for immediate Asian Carp control measures.
Dear Environmentalists, 
The fight for the County Grounds in Wauwatosa continues. We are asking for everyone to please contact your County Supervisor by Dec. 17th, when the Supervisors will determine whether to approve a plan to preserve portions of the County Grounds.
89.7FM WUWM - Milwaukee Public Radio is designating a week to explore the issue of water. The series is called “Project Milwaukee - The Currency of Water.”
Milwaukee Riverkeeper is advocating for removal of the Bridge St. Dam on the Milwaukee River in Grafton. We believe that removal of the dam would have the greatest positive impacts on river ecology, water quality, sediment management, fish and aquatic life, terrestrial wildlife, and recreation. In addition, removal of the dam is estimated to save Grafton up to $4 million in dam replacement costs.
Last week officials in Illinois began a massive poisoning operation on the Chicago Sanitary and Ship canal to prevent the invasive Asian Carp from breaching an electrical barrier that must be shut down for maintenance. There is already DNA evidence showing that the dreaded fish are in the canal and just several miles from Lake Michigan.
