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Lead pipe replacement struggle continues in Flint
About a decade after Flint's water crisis caused national outrage, replacement of lead water pipes still isn't finished.
Wisconsin approves $732M for water infrastructure upgrades
The Joint Finance Committee approved increasing borrowing power for the Environmental Improvement Fund by $732.3 million. The program provides funding for the Clean Water Fund and Safe Drinking Water Loan Program.
Biden administration sets first-ever limits on ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water
The strict limits will require utilities to reduce them to the lowest level they can be reliably measured.
Milwaukee suburb to begin pulling millions of gallons a day from Lake Michigan
After years of seeking approval, a Milwaukee suburb is finally set to start pulling millions of gallons of water a day from Lake Michigan to replace its polluted water supply.
Waukesha to Lake Michigan pipeline project nearing finish line
Waukesha officials will celebrate when the city switches its water source to the Great Lake.
Study says drinking water from nearly half of US faucets contains potentially harmful chemicals
Drinking water from nearly half of U.S. faucets likely contains "forever chemicals" that may cause cancer and other health problems, according to a government study released Wednesday.
Updated: Lake Michigan water in Waukesha closer to reality as tower’s construction completes
"We have a radium contamination problem within the water source for the city," Waukesha officials said.
Aging water infrastructure leading to unsafe conditions
While failures of big city water systems attract the attention, it's small communities like Keystone, West Virginia, that more often are left unprotected by destitute and unmaintained water providers.
Wisconsin to get $143M for water infrastructure following federal allocation
The Wisconsin governor announced a total of $143 million from two EPA programs to improve water infrastructure across the state.
Evers sending $10 million in grants to reconstruct, treat water in, more than 1,000 private wells
Gov. Tony Evers and the Department of Natural Resources announced Tuesday that the state is distributing $10 million to rebuild or abandon contaminated wells throughout Wisconsin, or treat water from such wells.
Jury can’t reach verdict in engineers’ Flint water trial
A judge declared a mistrial Thursday after jurors said they couldn't reach a verdict in a dispute over whether two engineering firms should bear some responsibility for Flint's lead-contaminated water.
Polluted water changes lives of residents of Wisconsin town
One year ago, residents of French Island learned they were drinking water contaminated with high levels of PFAS, a man-made chemical that is harmful to human beings.
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- Under construction bridge partially collapses in Oconowomoc
- Building Advantage Career Fair returns to American Family Field this year
- Kelmann Restoration relocating to Milwaukee’s northwest side
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- Waukesha nonprofit plans ‘brand new’ look for youth shelter
- Transportation key to Betty Brinn Children’s Museum relocation
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- Hartland reviews downtown boutique hotel plans
- Critics fume over diesel generator health concerns at AI data center
Project Profiles
- First prefabricated bridge in US installed in Eau Claire County
- Illinois developer worked with Wisconsin contractor to build 258-unit Wauwatosa apartment complex
- VJS Construction raises the roof for Bruce Guadalupe Community School expansion project
- Microgrid pilot project will store energy for village affected by outages
- Dane County sees uptick in highway work zone crashes, on track to exceed last year
- The Hop streetcar will debut newest service route in fall with limited service
- FPC Live slims venue proposal to 1 downtown building
- Children’s Hospital urgent care center in Milwaukee gets first round of city approval
- With Sonag Construction shut down, feds move to block indicted owner from collecting leftover assets
- Four contractors selected to build border wall prototypes
- UW-Milwaukee’s Greenstreet shaping minds (and the city)
- Turning the Corner(s) (PHOTO SLIDESHOW)