Great Lakes Compact

Only 17 miles from Lake Michigan's shore, Waukesha, Wis. wants to replace its contaminated drinking water with water from the lake.

Conservation groups call on Great Lakes governors to veto water diversion proposal

More than 40 conservation groups across the Great Lakes are urging the region's eight governors to veto a proposal to divert water from Lake…

Environment & Climate Change

DEQ will hold public meetings tomorrow on a proposal to divert water from Lake Michigan

Rebecca Williams

The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality is holding public meetings on Tuesday about a proposal to divert water from Lake Michigan.Waukesha,…

Environment & Climate Change

Wisconsin city wants to pump its drinking water from Lake Michigan

Rebecca Williams

Waukesha wants to build a pipeline to the Great Lakes.The city is in southeast Wisconsin, 17 miles from Lake Michigan. It has a radium problem in its…

Environment & Climate Change

Waukesha's water request will be first test of Great Lakes Compact

Stateside Staff

The city of Waukesha, Wisconsin has a contamination problem in its aquifer, and the federal government has ordered the city to find a new source of…

Environment & Climate Change

Here are 2 reasons why the drought in California won't open the door to Great Lakes water

Mark Brush

The two reasons: 1) the process of moving water that far, and that high, wouldn't make economic sense; 2) Great Lakes water is locked down politically.The…