Environment

We Energies Wins Approval To Build New Natural Gas Plants

We Energies Wins Approval To Build New Natural Gas Plants

Regulators say projects are warranted to meet rising energy demand. Coalition opposes fuel type.

Summers Are Getting Warmer Nationwide, Including in Milwaukee

Summers Are Getting Warmer Nationwide, Including in Milwaukee

Summers warmed an average of 2.6 degrees Fahrenheit nationwide

Milwaukee Won’t Replace Fire-Damaged Recycling Center

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And it's ending its partnership with another government entity. Why?

State’s Labor Groups Oppose GOP Cuts to Clean Energy Tax Credits

State’s Labor Groups Oppose GOP Cuts to Clean Energy Tax Credits

Biden-era clean energy funding driving construction, jobs in U.S., Wisconsin.

Nearby Nature Milwaukee’s Entire Staff Laid Off

Nearby Nature Milwaukee’s Entire Staff Laid Off

'Shocking.' Since 2017 nonprofit has reconnected Black people to nature.

What Are Those Pulsing Insect Clouds Over Wisconsin’s Lakes?

What Are Those Pulsing Insect Clouds Over Wisconsin’s Lakes?

It's been a bountiful year for midges. What are they up to?

EPA Awards Wisconsin $12 Million For Brownfield Cleanup

EPA Awards Wisconsin $12 Million For Brownfield Cleanup

Milwaukee's Redevelopment Authority among winners.

Trump Won’t Cut Funding To Great Lakes Asian Carp Barrier

Trump Won’t Cut Funding To Great Lakes Asian Carp Barrier

Citing federal funding concerns, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker had delayed project.

Wisconsin Officials Unhappy With EPA Plan To Weaken PFAS Standards

Wisconsin Officials Unhappy With EPA Plan To Weaken PFAS Standards

Rolling back or delaying some standards set under Biden administration.

Milwaukee Has Removed 10,000 Lead Laterals

Milwaukee Has Removed 10,000 Lead Laterals

Faster pace hits a 'milestone' for the city. But 65,000 still left to go.

Will Power-Hungry Data Centers Increase Pollution in Wisconsin?

Will Power-Hungry Data Centers Increase Pollution in Wisconsin?

Critics say We Energies gas plant would hike pollution, energy costs for decades.

MKE County: Supervisors Push Sustainable Building Designs
MKE County

Supervisors Push Sustainable Building Designs

Proposed standards would help county hit net-zero carbon emissions by 2050