County Deploying $1.3 Million in Environmental Cleanup Grants

Projects including adding sand to Bradford beach, improving animal habitats along Menomonee River.

Habitat Restoration Coming to Kohl Park

Part of massive environmental cleanup effort. Project would tie in with new bike trail, create large natural area.

Largest Fish Barrier Between Grafton and Lake Michigan Removed

New fish passage opens up 54 miles of habitat for native species like northern pike and sturgeon.

EPA Giving Milwaukee $17 Million For Sewer Project

Relocating lakefront sewer overflow part of much larger environmental cleanup project.

Cleanup Of Polluted Great Lakes Sites Reverses Housing Price Declines

Federal recognition of polluted sites depressed values, now federal funds are reversing effect, cleaning water.

Milwaukee Wins $275 Million Grant To Fund Massive Waterway Cleanup

Generational effort will see Milwaukee waterways lose their "area of concern" designation.

Parks Restoring Wildlife Habitat in Little Menomonee River Parkway

$3 milllion grant from DNR will fund another restoration in Milwaukee Estuary.

What’s That Orange Barrier in the Milwaukee River?

We Energies' project to dredge river bottom is part of much larger cleanup effort.

‘Living Breakwater’ Would Protect Harbor

Harbor District, partnering with city, wins grant to design wetland habitat structure.

County Planning Habitat Restoration in Milwaukee River Greenway

Project will clear invasive species, improve habitats for plants and wildlife.

Harbor Commission Approves Massive Cleanup Facility

New 42-acre, MMSD facility on lake could store 1.9 million cubic yards of sediment

State Approves $96 Million Harbor Cleanup Facility

Part of federally-backed effort to remove "area of concern" designation from Milwaukee's waterways.

Planned Riverwalk Lets You Touch the Water

City seeking grant to pay for "The Node" riverwalk in the Harbor District

Contaminated Canal To Become Restored Wetland

MMSD and partners working to fill Burnham Canal.

DNR To Host Public Meeting On Dredging Materials In The Milwaukee Estuary Area Of Concern

Massive Harbor, River Cleanup Moving Forward

Project expected to cost over $100 million, take six years to complete.

PFAS, Other Pollutants Found In Rivers

Testing of areas of concern in harbor area, rivers found higher pollution upstream from harbor.

PFAS Found In Sediment and Surface Water At Milwaukee Estuary Area of Concern

PFAS Are Highest In The Kinnickinnic River

$29 Million Partnership to Clean Up Harbor

DNR, city, county, MMSD want to take harbor off the list of polluted waterways.

DNR, EPA Sign Agreement to Proceed on Milwaukee Estuary Cleanup to Eliminate 32-Year-Old Area of Concern Designation

Great Lakes Legacy Act Agreement Accelerates Contaminated Sediment Cleanup in Milwaukee