Waters

Recent moves at the Environmental Protection Agency to remove dozens of regulations and cut staff by 65 percent are raising concerns from advocates about impacts to the Great Lakes.

Congress provided billions of dollars to help communities remove lead pipes under the 2021 bipartisan infrastructure law. The funding will help water systems pay for those projects. Almost all of them can apply for forgivable loans. But Superior’s water utility is barred from doing so.

Gov. Tony Evers’ latest budget calls for more than $145 million to address “forever chemical” pollution. For residents of French Island, an end to their PFAS problem might be in sight.

Milwaukee filmmaker Ben Albert tells the story of the natural hidden gem just south of Madison, and the scientist who aims to preserve it — his grandfather, Cal DeWitt.

There are several alternatives to road salt available to municipalities and individuals. But many of those options are less effective and less affordable, two guests recently said on WPR’s “The Larry Meiller Show.”

The proposal is in line with Gov. Tony Evers’ goal to modernize drinking water fountains to eliminate harmful contaminants from drinking water.

A plan to build a barrier to keep invasive carp out of the Great Lakes has hit a roadblock due to concerns about federal funding available under the Trump administration. 

The chief of the Private Water Section at the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources joined WPR’s “The Larry Meiller Show” to explain the importance of testing private wells for nitrate and bacteria every year, and testing for arsenic every five years.

The “In Defense of Water” project is looking at ways to protect clean water and purify water that has been contaminated by PFAS, phosphorus, lead and heavy metals.

Ed Bieber is working to clean up Wisconsin’s waterways — and building an online audience as he does it.