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The Supreme Court is leaving in place a ruling that revived two federal lawsuits stemming from a scandal over lead-tainted water in Flint, Michigan.
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Read More »Walker signs bill allowing utilities to assist homeowners in replacing lead pipes
Gov. Scott Walker on Wednesday signed into law a bill that allows public utilities to provide financial assistance to communities and property owners looking to replace lead water-service lines.
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Read More »Audit: No record Milwaukee investigated 100 homes for lead (UPDATE)
The Milwaukee Health Department has no record it conducted environmental investigations at more than 100 homes where children had elevated lead levels in their blood, according to an audit released Monday.
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Read More »Senate passes bill to ease lead pipe costs
The state Senate has passed a bill designed to help Wisconsin homeowners cover the cost of replacing lead pipes.
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Read More »American Sewer Services submits low bid for lead-pipe replacement work
American Sewer Services, whose employees caused a stir late last year after being photographed carrying guns and bringing racist symbols to Milwaukee public-works job sites, is the apparent low bidder for a contract to replace lead water-service lines.
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Read More »Proposal would require lead pipe replacement for certain city-owned properties
Milwaukee officials plan on Wednesday to take up a proposal that would have the city replace lead water-service lines on certain publicly owned tax-foreclosed properties.
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Read More »Assembly passes bill designed to help remove lead pipes
A bill designed to help Wisconsin homeowners pay for replacing lead pipes has cleared the state Assembly, but it now must go back to the Senate for another vote after Republicans lowered the benefit available.
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Read More »Senate passes lead pipe replacement bill
A proposal designed to make it easier to replace lead pipes has cleared a hurdle in the Wisconsin Legislature.
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Read More »Senate to vote on lead pipe replacement loans
The Wisconsin state Senate is expected to vote next week on a bill that would allow a public water utility and municipalities to finance property owners' efforts to replace lead pipes.
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Read More »Milwaukee mayor wants even more lead service lines replaced in 2018
Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett wants to replace even more lead water-service lines next year than in 2017.
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