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4,000 Volunteers Clean Up River

4,000 Volunteers Clean Up River

MKE Riverkeeper’s annual cleanup removes 70,000 pounds of trash.

Now Serving: More Pizza, More Bakery Coming
Now Serving

More Pizza, More Bakery Coming

Wy’east and Redbar will offer pizza, a new downtown Grebes and new Hollander for bikers.

4,000 Volunteers Clean Up Rivers

4,000 Volunteers Clean Up Rivers

Annual spring cleanup removed 75,000 pounds of garbage.

A Freshwater Controversy: The Path Forward for Estabrook Dam
A Freshwater Controversy

The Path Forward for Estabrook Dam

It’s a golden opportunity for Milwaukee if we tone down the rhetoric and consider the potential.

Murphy’s Law: Will Bill Privatize Water Utilities?
Murphy’s Law

Will Bill Privatize Water Utilities?

Proposed law opens door to companies like Aqua America running local water utilities.

A Freshwater Controversy: Estabrook Dam’s Environmental Impact
A Freshwater Controversy

Estabrook Dam’s Environmental Impact

Green activists support the dam’s removal, but that might actually hurt the environment.

A Freshwater Controversy: Does the Estabrook Dam Cause Flooding?
A Freshwater Controversy

Does the Estabrook Dam Cause Flooding?

Supporters of removing dam say it would reduce flooding, but their data is suspect.

A Freshwater Controversy: Estabrook Dam’s Golden Age for Swimming
A Freshwater Controversy

Estabrook Dam’s Golden Age for Swimming

It was a huge success, with heavy use of public swimming and beaches. What happened? Part 3 of series.

A Freshwater Controversy: Why the Estabrook Dam Was Created
A Freshwater Controversy

Why the Estabrook Dam Was Created

Ancient geological conditions created troublesome stretch of the Milwaukee River which led to unique solution. Part 2 of a series.

A Freshwater Controversy: Why Estabrook Dam Must Be Saved
A Freshwater Controversy

Why Estabrook Dam Must Be Saved

Removing it could cost more, damage environment and foreclose innovative solutions. First in a series.

Op-Ed: Waukesha’s Request for Great Lakes Water Should Be Nixed
Op-Ed

Waukesha’s Request for Great Lakes Water Should Be Nixed

New analysis shows Waukesha can generate enough water, and more cheaply, using its own resources.

The MMSD Story: Every Drop Counts
The MMSD Story

Every Drop Counts

Milwaukee’s sewerage district is leading an incremental revolution, to manage every drop of rain where it falls.

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