Tag: Wisconsin
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Biden to announce $2.6B in funding to replace all lead pipes throughout the U.S.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin – President Biden is set to announce $2.6 billion in funding to replace all lead pipes in the United States as part of a new EPA rule that will require lead pipes to be identified and replaced within 10 years using the new funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Act. The EPA estimates that…
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2 people die from West Nile virus in New Jersey, bringing number of reported deaths in U.S. to 5
Two people in New Jersey have died from West Nile virus, state health officials said Friday, bringing the number of reported deaths in the U.S. to five this mosquito season. According to health officials, two people in eastern Wisconsin and one person in northeastern Illinois have died of West Nile virus. A third person in…
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2 of 4 Milwaukee hotel workers charged in D’Vontaye Mitchell’s death are now in custody
Two men were in custody Thursday for their alleged roles in the death of D’Vontaye Mitchell, a Black man who died outside a Milwaukee hotel after being pinned down by staff in an incident recorded in surveillance footage and cellphone video. Devin Johnson-Carson, 23 and Todd Erickson, 60, are being held at the Milwaukee County…