Milwaukee Environmental Collaboration Office - ECO

10/02/2026

LEED Gold and Big Time Solar for the City of Milwaukee!

Check out our Fall 2026 ECO Newsletter to learn about our exciting updates and upcoming events (Link in BIO).

09/28/2026

Join .renew via Zoom TOMORROW, Sept 29, at 12-1pm to learn how to save money on rooftop solar! Register at bit.ly/solar29

09/28/2026

Join us for the Green & Healthy Schools Cohort 8 Celebration on Thursday, October 8 from 4:30–6:30 PM at Cass Street Schoolyard/Park, 1620 N. Cass St., Milwaukee!

We’re celebrating five newly transformed schoolyards and more than $8.3 million in investment, bringing the Green & Healthy Schools initiative to 42 transformed MPS schoolyards.

The celebration will include activities for all ages, project displays and schoolyard tours, remarks and a ribbon cutting, and a chance to celebrate the many partners who made this work possible.

Come celebrate the continued transformation of Milwaukee’s schoolyards and the people making this work happen!

Learn more: https://refloh2o.com/schoolyard-celebration

Milwaukee Public Schools, Milwaukee Recreation, Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District - MMSD, Milwaukee Public Schools Foundation, Inc., DPW Milwaukee, Green Schools Consortium of Milwaukee - GSCM, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, Milwaukee Environmental Collaboration Office - ECO

09/21/2026

Join us at Harbor Fest on Sunday, September 27th from 11 AM–3 PM to celebrate all that makes Milwaukee’s Inner Harbor great! 🌊🎉

09/16/2026

We're excited to see the State of Wisconsin make EV driving more accessible more public chargers! Electric vehicles are fun to drive, have lower fuel costs than gasoline, and create less air pollution.

Learn about the growing numbers of EVs, fast chargers and fuel savi...

09/11/2026

80 city buildings are now powered by 100% renewable electricity!

This project started small in 2021, a solar farm on a closed landfill near the airport. Today it tripled in size, and because of that, 80 city buildings, from fire stations to libraries, are finally running on clean power. It's a real step toward our goal of cutting emissions 40% by 2030, and this is just the beginning.

09/10/2026

ECO and Department of Administration staff put their energy and sweat on a muggy day into helping build a Habitat for Humanity Home with Mayor Johnson during this Year of Housing! Thanks Habitat for Humanity for building homes for people who need them most!

08/27/2026

ECO was excited to see Milwaukee youth leaning and getting excited about green careers!

08/25/2026

Lake Michigan has been named the best fishing lake in the United States for 2026 by FishingBooker, a website that helps people book fishing trips.