Environment

Your Right to Know: Group Sues As Prehn Won’t Comply With Records Request
Your Right to Know

Group Sues As Prehn Won’t Comply With Records Request

Prehn has refused to step down from DNR board.

The Snowy Owls Are Back

The Snowy Owls Are Back

Making annual southern migration, Bubo scandiacus spotted in three counties in state.

Op Ed: New Programs Help Pay for Energy Efficiency
Op Ed

New Programs Help Pay for Energy Efficiency

And energy assistance. How to get funding from state and federal programs.

Turkeys Living Good In Wisconsin

Turkeys Living Good In Wisconsin

Huge growth of wild turkeys in Wisconsin with many in cities, suburbs.

Frac Sand Mining Rebounds in Wisconsin

Frac Sand Mining Rebounds in Wisconsin

Industry in decline in state since 2020, but one company now sees soaring sales.

DNR Secretary Preston Cole Retiring

DNR Secretary Preston Cole Retiring

Cole rose through ranks of Milwaukee's Department of Public Works before taking state job.

Residents Express Outrage At Hearing Over Plan To Hike Electric Rates 13%

Residents Express Outrage At Hearing Over Plan To Hike Electric Rates 13%

We Energies proposal would increase average bill by $14 per month, more than twice original proposal.

10 Ways to Make City More Sustainable

10 Ways to Make City More Sustainable

Climate change task force plan offers 'big ideas' to make Milwaukee more sustainable and equitable.

Would Michels Break Up Wisconsin DNR?

Would Michels Break Up Wisconsin DNR?

GOP canddidate for governor says he'd consider this. Other Republicans have tried and failed.

Urban Reads: The Big Green Benefits of Protected Bike Lane Networks
Urban Reads

The Big Green Benefits of Protected Bike Lane Networks

All the city news you can use.

Secretary of Labor Tours Milwaukee Wind Turbine Manufacturer

Secretary of Labor Tours Milwaukee Wind Turbine Manufacturer

Ingeteam expects to grow Milwaukee operation as part of recently-passed Inflation Reduction Act.

How State Can Achieve 100% Clean Energy

How State Can Achieve 100% Clean Energy

Report pushes for zero carbon emissions by 2050 with switch to electric cars, electric heat.