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Wisconsin Night Guardians for Songbirds/Urban Ecology CenterHundreds of birds die from flying into glass buildings each year in downtown Milwaukee. But Wisconsin Night Guardians for Songbirds is working to change that. -
Susan Bence/WUWMThe Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District Commission voted unanimously to award 2028-2036 wastewater treatment plant management contract to Jacobs Engineering. Veolia will continue to push back in court.
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Milwaukee residents are urging the Public Service Commission to deny We Energies' proposed residential rate hike. The utility says the increase is necessary to improve reliability and infrastructure. -
Community organizers are bringing together Milwaukeeans affected by flooding to learn what changes they want to see before another historic storm hits. -
Rebecca Jabs is a science illustrator and ARTservancy resident drawing, painting and printmaking migratory birds she’s seen at Forest Beach Migratory Preserve at life-size scale. -
“Passionate” doesn’t even come close to describing one Milwaukee resident’s commitment to conserving habitat for monarch butterflies. We visit the Monarch Trail to learn about its nearly 20-year evolution. -
On any given summer Tuesday at Alice's Garden, you can catch a lesson on gardening, a yoga class, an artisan market or an outdoor concert. -
Severe storms in southeastern Wisconsin Tuesday caused power outages, downed trees and damaged property. A falling tree damaged Wy'east Pizza in Washington Heights. -
Historic floods last August, followed by more floods this spring, have left scars across Milwaukee. Some people have lost faith that their homes will stay dry. -
One year after devastating flooding in Milwaukee, are schools safer or more prepared for intense storms? -
While last August’s historic flooding caused almost $240 million in damage, officials didn't rule it cost any lives. But three families who lost loved ones disagree. -
Two companies are vying for a 10-year, multimillion-dollar contract to run Milwaukee’s wastewater treatment plants. An ad hoc committee released its recommendation on which company MMSD should choose.
