Category: Environmental health

Underly proposes $2.5 million for school water fountain upgrades

by Sean Kirkby | Nov 20, 2024 | Education, Environmental health, Legislature, Top Stories | 0 |

State Superintendent Jill Underly wants to establish a $2.5 million grant program to help Wisconsin schools upgrade water fountains to address lead and other contaminants.

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Milwaukee Health Department calls for more lead testing for kids

by Sean Kirkby | Oct 29, 2024 | Environmental health, Public Health, Top Stories | 0 |

The Milwaukee Health Department wants kids in the city to get tested more often for lead.

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Grants head to small water systems to help with contamination

by Sean Kirkby | Sep 25, 2024 | Environmental health, Top Stories | 0 |

Small water systems will receive $460,000 in grants to help with contamination, Gov. Tony Evers and the Department of Natural Resources said Tuesday.

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Wisconsin receives $83.3 million for lead service line replacement

by Sean Kirkby | May 6, 2024 | Environmental health, Top Stories | 0 |

Wisconsin is receiving $83.3 million to identify and replace lead service lines, which connect water mains to people’s homes, the Environmental Protection Agency said last week.

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Kaul urges more PFAS action by feds

by Sean Kirkby | Apr 16, 2024 | Environmental health, Top Stories | 0 |

Attorney General Josh Kaul last week asked the federal government to consider listing all “forever chemicals” as hazardous waste, which he said would ensure a more comprehensive regulatory response for a class of chemicals shown to pose public health risks.

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