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Earlier this week, the U.S. EPA released four drinking water health advisories for the dangerous class of “forever chemicals” known as PFAS (or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances). The advisory levels set by the EPA are low—0.004 parts per trillion (ppt) for PFOA and 0.02 ppt for PFOS—and make a strong statement that PFAS are dangerous for human health at any level.
Several paddlers and residents contacted Millwaukee Riverkeeper with reports of a heavy oil sheen on the Milwaukee River downstream from Silver Spring on Tuesday night. This spill was reported to WDNR's Spill Line, and a warden responded.
Support SB 52 and AB 61—Say No to Oversalting and Yes to Freshwater As a member of the Wisconsin Salt Wise Coalition, Milwaukee Riverkeeper supports several state bills (SB 52 and AB 61) that would[...]
Earlier this week, the U.S. EPA released four drinking water health advisories for the dangerous class of “forever chemicals” known as PFAS (or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances). The advisory levels set by the EPA are low—0.004 parts per trillion (ppt) for PFOA and 0.02 ppt for PFOS—and make a strong statement that PFAS are dangerous for human health at any level.
By Eddee Daniel, 2006 County Grounds photographs on Flickr For most people the term landscape means the topological features of a particular place, often one that is being viewed, often with an emphasis on natural[...]
August 20, 2010 Milwaukee Riverkeeper, Cheryl Nenn, was recently published in a Journal-Sentinel op-ed about UWM's plans to build an engineering campus on the County Grounds, an 89 acre natural area in Wauwatosa. Milwaukee Riverkeeper[...]
September 10, 2010 Wauwatosa is soon to vote on a $12 Million TIF (Tax incremental financing) for the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee’s proposed engineering campus on the Milwaukee County Grounds. Milwaukee Riverkeeper does not[...]
April 22, 2010 At a public meeting held on April 20th, Wauwatosa residents made it clear that they want the Milwaukee County Grounds saved. The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee is proposing to construct an Engineering Campus[...]
Invasive carp continue to knock on the door of the Great Lakes, based on eDNA sampling results released in January by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The sampling data, collected in October, show the[...]
March 5, 2010 The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee is proposing to construct an Engineering Campus (known as Innovation Park) on 89 acres of the Milwaukee County Grounds. Milwaukee Riverkeeper is concerned that this development is much[...]
