Kate Golden

Recent Articles

Tainted Water: Consumers Bear Costs of Polluted Water
Tainted Water

Consumers Bear Costs of Polluted Water

Nitrate pollution requires local taxpayer solutions or buying bottled water.

Tainted Water: Nitrate Pollutes State’s Drinking Water
Tainted Water

Nitrate Pollutes State’s Drinking Water

Chemical is at unsafe levels in estimated 94,000 Wisconsin households.

DNR Scientist Cuts Bigger Than Predicted?

DNR Scientist Cuts Bigger Than Predicted?

Walker's budget could also cut LTE staff in DNR's science bureau.

Cuts In DNR Scientists Could Hurt Walleye Fishing

Cuts In DNR Scientists Could Hurt Walleye Fishing

Longterm DNR efforts to reverse Walleye decline in state lakes could be hurt by Walker's proposed cuts.

State Relents on Squeezing Family Planning Clinics

State Relents on Squeezing Family Planning Clinics

State auditor had demanded millions in repayment from clinics offering birth control, but now backs off.

Republicans Target Family Planning Clinics With Audit

Republicans Target Family Planning Clinics With Audit

Rules they seek to enforce could shut down every clinic offering birth control services in Wisconsin.

Under the Influence: Wisconsin Is National Leader on Drunken Driving Test
Under the Influence

Wisconsin Is National Leader on Drunken Driving Test

First state to use European test that detects heavy drinking going back months, helping target those who need treatment intervention.

Will State Force Family Planning Clinics To Close?

Will State Force Family Planning Clinics To Close?

State auditors say they are protecting taxpayers; birth control advocates say state has political agenda.

Oil Shipping Could Endanger Great Lakes

Oil Shipping Could Endanger Great Lakes

Study says states not prepared for spills from tankers shipping oil from Alberta tar sands.

The Hunt for Endocrine Disruptors

The Hunt for Endocrine Disruptors

Study of Minnesota's lakes finds chemical levels that are likely to be found in Wisconsin.

Minnesota Study Scares Wisconsin

Minnesota Study Scares Wisconsin

Study of lakes finds 56 chemicals that could be harmful, prompting calls for more research in Wisconsin.

Why Experts Avoid Alarm on Hormone-Disrupting Chemicals

Why Experts Avoid Alarm on Hormone-Disrupting Chemicals

Experts avoid exposing themselves and their children to these chemicals but don't have enough evidence for public warnings.

DNR Doesn’t Test Wisconsin Waters for Hormone-Disrupting Chemicals

DNR Doesn’t Test Wisconsin Waters for Hormone-Disrupting Chemicals

State lags behind Minnesota in testing lakes & rivers for chemicals that hurt reproduction and could cause diabetes, cancer.