Environment
40 Data Centers In Wisconsin Will Hike Electricity Usage
AI race reversing a decade-long decline in electricity, report finds.
Jan 11th, 2026 by Graham Kilmer
Shorewood Beach Showdown Tests Who Owns Lake Michigan’s Sand
A professor ticketed for trespassing near Atwater Park is pushing courts to open dry shoreline to the public.
Jan 9th, 2026 by Dan Egan
AI Boom Hits Home in Waldo, WI
Pristine creek, protected woods and wetlands caught in a spreading network of high-voltage power lines.
Jan 5th, 2026 by Christian Thorsberg
The Bear Facts; Complaints About Them Rising
847 complaints this year. All those birdshot pellets making things worse?
Dec 30th, 2025 by Danielle Kaeding, Wisconsin Public Radio
EPA Rule Change Would Strip Federal Protection From Most Wisconsin Wetlands
Change would leave only 13% of state's wetlands protected.
Dec 26th, 2025 by Danielle Kaeding, Wisconsin Public Radio
Former PSC Chair to Run Alliant Energy’s WI Utility Business
Watchdogs say 'revolving door' between utilities and regulating them is a concern.
Dec 22nd, 2025 by Joe Schulz, Wisconsin Public Radio
Wisconsin Has Third Highest Hike in Winter Heating Bills
So says new study. Public Service Commission doesn’t know.
Dec 22nd, 2025 by Bruce Murphy
Wisconsin Ratepayers Owe $1 Billion on Shuttered Power Plants
Will ramp-up for energy-hungry data centers end with more 'stranded assets'?
Dec 22nd, 2025 by Tom Kertscher and Paul Kiefer
Republican Attacks Misleading on State Stewardship Program?
Data shows just 1.13% of all state land conserved by Knowles-Nelson program.
Dec 22nd, 2025 by Henry Redman, Wisconsin Examiner
Gray Wolf Protections in Jeopardy as House Passes Delisting Bill
Backed by Wisconsin’s GOP delegation, the measure would shift control to states, with critics warning wolves could be hunted and trapped back toward extinction.
Dec 19th, 2025 by Danielle Kaeding, Wisconsin Public Radio
Bipartisan Push to Tell Counties Faster When Water Tests Fail
With PFAS standards still stalled, lawmakers advance a narrower plan to require DNR alerts on contamination.
Dec 19th, 2025 by Henry Redman, Wisconsin Examiner
Former Wisconsin DNR Secretary George Meyer Has Died
For 50 years, Meyer influenced conservation at the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.
Dec 12th, 2025 by Danielle Kaeding, Wisconsin Public Radio
