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Bacteria, runoff pollution and bird waste have clotted Bay View's South Shore Beach, leaving room only for the most adventurous swimmers.

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By Dinesh Ramde Associated Press Milwaukee — Environmental officials say decades-old coal ash hurled from the grounds of a Wisconsin power plant into Lake Michigan during a landslide this week probably doesn’t pose a significant environmental risk. Officials this week ...

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By Sean Ryan and Joe Yovino The University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee on Thursday announced plans to split its School of Freshwater Sciences between two properties in Milwaukee. The university’s Great Lakes WATER Institute at 600 E. Greenfield Ave. will get a ...

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By Sean Ryan Cleanliness comes before construction for those planning a University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee School of Freshwater Sciences project. But money comes first. “We have to find the money,” said state Rep. Pedro Colon, D-Milwaukee, “and we have to make ...

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Sean Ryan sean.ryan@dailyreporter.com The stretch of waterfront land that repels people on Milwaukee’s south side could attract the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s Freshwater Sciences project. But there’s a reason people avoid the land east of First Street along Greenfield Avenue, and ...

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Sean Ryan sean.ryan@dailyreporter.com The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee is awash in property options for the new School of Freshwater Sciences, but a state legislator wants a commitment now. The offices and educational space for the new school should be built next ...

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