Flood control along the Mississippi River is a central piece of a newly passed federal law — work that advocates believe is critical.

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All the salt used to treat pavement during the winter ends up in our local waterways: streams, rivers, lakes, Lake Michigan, and even groundwater, which makes the water toxic for fish and other ...

Wisconsin's freshwater has grown increasingly salty, which can pose a threat to aquatic life, infrastructure and drinking water.

In Milwaukee, the Department of Public Works ... who write about environmental challenges in the Mississippi River Basin and the Great Lakes, respectively. Contact them at [email protected] ...

Madeline Heim and Caitlin Looby are Report for America corps reporters who write about environmental challenges in the Mississippi River Basin and the Great Lakes ... with subject line Report for ...

Madeline Heim and Caitlin Looby are Report for America corps reporters who write about environmental challenges in the Mississippi River Basin and ... Report for America Milwaukee Journal ...

MILWAUKEE – Each year, Milwaukee River keeper releases an Annual River Basin Report Card, detailing the health of the Milwaukee River Basin’s three major waterways: the Milwaukee River ...

MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- A car ended up in the Kinnickinnic River near Jackson Park Tuesday, and police are looking for one of the people involved. Milwaukee police say it happened just before 3 p.m ...

Police are looking for an unknown driver after a vehicle went into the Kinnickinnic River in Milwaukee on Tuesday, Dec. 17. The Milwaukee Police Department said it happened just before 3 p.m. on W ...

The Milwaukee River is navigable with lots of public access ... The sewerage district and the city will construct a flood storage basin north of the park. Water from heavy rainstorms will flow ...

MILWAUKEE – Each year, Milwaukee River keeper releases an Annual River Basin Report Card, detailing the health of the Milwaukee River Basin’s three major waterways. In spite of a bumpy start ...