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Milwaukee’s rivers, which converge downtown and feed into Lake Michigan, were once dumping grounds for industrial pollution. But this spring and summer, recreation and commerce will have to share sections of the lower Milwaukee River with dredging equipment.
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Removal of contaminated sediment in the Milwaukee estuary this year signals a step forward in its clean up.
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Three people went missing after they were swept into a channelized river. Experts at the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District and Milwaukee Riverkeepers discuss the city’s floodplain safety efforts.
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The mining company Komatsu has taken responsibility for a 400 gallon oil spill and its clean up, but worries persist about the oil's impact on the river and the life in and around it.
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The latest report reflecting the health of the Milwaukee River basin has been released.
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Advocates say a series of projects, some underway and others proposed, are working to lift the Milwaukee Estuary's designation as a "area of concern."
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There are calls for beavers to return — not for their fur — but for the potential impact they could have on flood mitigation in the Milwaukee River watershed.
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Milwaukee’s rivers have slowly been revitalized through a variety of cleanup projects in recent years. But, the estuary — the area in which the Milwaukee,…
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One day a year for the last 24 years, several thousand volunteers have spread out throughout the Milwaukee River Basin to pick up trash. But this year is…
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Mussels may not be the first creature that comes to mind when you think about a healthy watershed. But unlike the invasive quagga and zebra mussels that…