About Our Coalition:
In 2016, to address growing concerns around emerging contaminants, Milwaukee Riverkeeper, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Carroll University, and the Urban Ecology Center formed an emerging contaminants task force entitled Community Leaders Engaged in Aquatic Research (CLEAR MKE) dedicated to better understanding the presence and distribution of these emerging contaminants in local streams and Lake Michigan. Since this time, CLEAR MKE has been mobilizing volunteers to collect water samples from 20 river stations within the Milwaukee River Basin, the Root River, the Fox River, and from 4 beach sites on Lake Michigan.
This coalition works not only to record and learn more about the presence of these chemicals in our waterways, but also works to educate local communities on their impacts and ways to avoid these contaminants getting into our waterways in the first place.
Project Partners
University of Wisconsin Milwaukee Zilber School of Public Health
The mission of the Joseph J. Zilber School of Public Health is to advance population health, health equity, and social and environmental justice among diverse communities in Milwaukee, the state of Wisconsin, and beyond through education, research, community engagement, and advocacy for health-promoting policies and strategies.
TRIUMPH Fellowship - UW School of Medicine & Public Health
TRIUMPH seeks to train UW medical students to become community-engaged physician leaders who are committed to providing health care for medically underserved urban populations and reducing health inequities.
Urban Ecology Center
The Urban Ecology Center connects people in cities to nature and each other. The UEC’s vision is to inspire generations to build environmental curiosity, understanding, and respect. They restore hope and heal our urban natural world, neighborhood by neighborhood.
University of Wisconsin Milwaukee School of Freshwater Sciences
The UWM School of Freshwater Sciences is the nation's only graduate school dedicated solely to the study of freshwater.
Milwaukee Riverkeeper
Milwaukee Riverkeeper is a science-based advocacy organization working for swimmable, fishable rivers throughout the Milwaukee River Basin. Riverkeeper works to protect, improve and advocate for water quality, riparian wildlife habitat, and sound land management in the Milwaukee, Menomonee, and Kinnickinnic River Watersheds.
Carroll University
Carroll is a private university grounded in the liberal arts tradition and is a leader in the health sciences.
Thank you to our funders for their continued support!
Pictured: Cheryl Nenn, Milwaukee Riverkeeper and Ken Leinbach, Urban Ecology Center with Lt. Governor Mandela Barnes, Rep. Jonathan Brostoff, and Mike Friis of the Wisconsin Coastal Managment Program.
