Environment

Sierra Club Finds We Energies Behind On Clean Energy

Sierra Club Finds We Energies Behind On Clean Energy

Report gives We Energies a 'D'; other utilities in state ranked higher.

City Hall: Milwaukee Wins $12 Million Federal Tree Grant
City Hall

Milwaukee Wins $12 Million Federal Tree Grant

City, county, MPS will use funding to improve tree canopy in low-income areas.

Milwaukee, 6 Other Counties Fall Short of Federal Air Quality Standards

Milwaukee, 6 Other Counties Fall Short of Federal Air Quality Standards

New DNR report shows 7 counties fail to meet 2015 EPA ozone standards. All 7 are near Lake Michigan.

Eyes on Milwaukee: State’s Biggest Battery Energy Storage System Planned
Eyes on Milwaukee

State’s Biggest Battery Energy Storage System Planned

$450 million northwest side facility part of shift to renewable energy.

Groups Petition U.S. Forest Service To Stop North Woods Logging Project

Groups Petition U.S. Forest Service To Stop North Woods Logging Project

Older trees in Chequamegon-Nicolet forest fight climate change, petition says.

Republicans Vote Down 4 of Evers’ 5 DNR Board Nominees

Republicans Vote Down 4 of Evers’ 5 DNR Board Nominees

But full Senate must still weigh in.

Despite Outside Objections, DNR Approves Increased Waterway Protections

Despite Outside Objections, DNR Approves Increased Waterway Protections

WMC says it adds "red tape," but DNR board is following 2015 EPA requirements on discharge permits.

State Utility Will Create Nationally Unique ‘Energy Dome’

State Utility Will Create Nationally Unique ‘Energy Dome’

Alliant Energy wins $30 million federal grant to create energy storage facility.

State Can’t Regulate We Energies $100 Million Project for Microsoft

State Can’t Regulate We Energies $100 Million Project for Microsoft

Critics blame Foxconn law's loopholes, call for legislative fix. 'It's outrageous.'

Mequon Water Utility Expands to River Hills

Mequon Water Utility Expands to River Hills

Mequon now serves three other suburbs, including two in Milwaukee County.

After Waukesha, Will Other Communities Seek Great Lakes Water?

After Waukesha, Will Other Communities Seek Great Lakes Water?

City spent nearly a decade pursuing diversion, which was eventually reduced by Great Lakes governors.

MKE County: Supervisors Support ‘Rights of Nature’ Policy
MKE County

Supervisors Support ‘Rights of Nature’ Policy

Committee approves it. Full board could become first in state to endorse the movement.