Environment
Automakers Paid Tesla to Make Electric Vehicles
All the city news you can use.
Jan 6th, 2024 by Jeff Wood
Wisconsin’s Largest Solar Park Now Operational
Badger Hollow, owned by We Energies and two other utilities, has 830,000 panels.
Jan 6th, 2024 by Joe Schulz, Wisconsin Public Radio
Wisconsin Behind Illinois, Minnesota in Solar Energy
Advocates say a few policy changes could help turn the tide.
Jan 3rd, 2024 by Joe Schulz, Wisconsin Public Radio
Great Lakes Ice Cover At Record Low
Lowest on record for New Year's Day spanning 50 years of data.
Jan 3rd, 2024 by Danielle Kaeding, Wisconsin Public Radio
What New Planting Zones Mean For Wisconsin
New USDA designations will help gardeners decide what to plant as planet warms.
Jan 1st, 2024 by Bridgit Bowden, Wisconsin Public Radio
Bill Gives State Regulators More Power Over Utility Construction Plans
Advocates say it could reduce costs for consumers. Utilities association opposes it.
Dec 27th, 2023 by Joe Schulz, Wisconsin Public Radio
Planned Kohler Golf Course Along Lake Michigan Hits Roadblock
Appeals Court upholds judge’s 2019 decision to overturn DNR permit to fill wetlands.
Dec 26th, 2023 by Bennet Goldstein
Wisconsin Conservation Leaders Tally 2023 Wins and Losses
DNR has become a political football as state experiences record temperatures.
Dec 21st, 2023 by Henry Redman, Wisconsin Examiner
GOP Legislators Probe Views of Evers’ New DNR Appointees
After firing first Evers picks, Republicans raise issues of wolf management, PFAS cleanup.
Dec 20th, 2023 by Danielle Kaeding, Wisconsin Public Radio
Evers Calls On Legislature to Release PFAS Funds
Also pushes GOP legislators to approve DNR groundwater rule targeting pollution.
Dec 20th, 2023 by Henry Redman, Wisconsin Examiner
8-Lane I-94 Expansion Is Worst for Carbon Emissions
The 6-lane alternatives are far cleaner and safer, as state analysis shows.
Dec 18th, 2023 by Cassie Steiner, Cheryl Nenn and Terry Wiggins
Wisconsin Made Progress Toward Clean Energy in 2023
But needs to transition at faster rate to achieve zero carbon emissions by 2050.
Dec 18th, 2023 by Joe Schulz, Wisconsin Public Radio
