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Author Archives: Melissa Walsh

Posted inAdvocacy, Budget, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Lake Michigan, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Shipping and Ports, Tourism, Wisconsin, Work

SS Badger: The last of Lake Michigan’s car ferries

by Melissa Walsh August 14, 2019November 9, 2025

The last coal-fired passenger steamship in the United States continues to ferry passengers and cargo across Lake Michigan.

Posted inBeaches, Boating, Paddle Sports and Sailing, Blue Economy, Budget, Feature Milwaukee, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Milwaukee, Municipalities, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Shipping and Ports, Wisconsin

Billions Invested in Clean Water: Port Milwaukee implements a range of methods to great success

by Melissa Walsh July 15, 2019November 9, 2025
Posted inAdvocacy, Groundwater Contamination, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Lead, Municipalities, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Shipping and Ports, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Waterfront Development

Restoring Howards Bay: Legacy lead and other contaminants are targets of dredging and capping

by Melissa Walsh June 28, 2019November 9, 2025

Latest News

  • Oneida County Health Department to monitor five public beaches for E. coli this summer
    Wisconsin's Oneida County Health Department will be testing the water at five public beaches this summer.
  • Coast Guard investigating beacon stolen from Superior lighthouse
    The U.S. Coast Guard is investigating the theft of a navigational beacon at the lighthouse that guides ships into the Superior harbor.
  • Michigan bald eagle success story faces new threats
    Severe weather and food challenges threaten one of the nation’s greatest conservation comebacks.

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