Monthly archive

Friends of Milwaukee's Rivers changes name to Milwaukee Riverkeeper

October 13, 2008
Friends of Milwaukee’s Rivers announced today that it is changing its name to Milwaukee Riverkeeper®. The organization, now thirteen years old, has been licensed as the Milwaukee Riverkeeper since 1998. 
 

Stir Marketing promotes clean rivers with ad for Milwaukee Riverkeeper

October 13, 2008
stir ad
Stir Marketing, an advertising and marketing firm in Milwaukee, has developed a pro-bono ad to promote Milwaukee Riverkeeper's work towards clean and swimmable rivers.
 

President Bush signs Great Lakes Compact into law

October 3, 2008
The Great Lakes Governors today applauded President George W. Bush for signing a joint resolution of Congress providing consent to the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact. The President’s action marks the final step in the Compact’s approval process thus enabling these historic protections to become law.
 

House sends Great Lakes Legacy Act to President

October 3, 2008
During a rare Sunday session this week the House voted 411 to 9 to pass the Great Lakes Legacy Act - again. The Senate had considered the House bill late last week. During Senate consideration, the Senate amended the bill and lowered the authorized funding to current levels, or $50 million a year for sediment remediation projects. The Senate took this action because Senators from outside the Great Lakes basin were blocking the increase in funding that Great Lakes Senators supported.

Milwaukee County to draw-down dam this weekend

October 3, 2008
Milwaukee County will commence a controlled drawdown of the Estabrook Dam and Impoundment beginning Sunday, October 5 2008 at 5 PM. In the past, the drawdown would occur over a short period of time resulting in a large spate of flow downstream that resulted in potential safety issues downstream and upstream of the dam. This year's controlled drawdown is proposed to occur over a period of days to minimize safety issues.

Milwaukee Riverkeeper Comments on Green Infrastructure

October 1, 2008
Milwaukee Riverkeeper addressed Chairman Oberstar in written comments to request that Oberstar hold a hearing on green infrastructure solutions to polluted stormwater runoff from transportation infrastructure.