Environment
Assembly Backs Nuclear Tax Credits Amid Data Center Boom
Wide bipartisan vote advances 20-year incentives for new reactors, adds new rules.
Jan 23rd, 2026 by Rich Kremer, Wisconsin Public Radio
GOP Scales Back Iconic Stewardship Program While Extending It to 2030
Republicans say bill adds guardrails; Democrats say it waters down a conservation legacy, centralizes power.
Jan 23rd, 2026 by Anya van Wagtendonk, Wisconsin Public Radio
Gov. Evers and GOP Lawmakers Near a Deal on PFAS Pollution
'Optimistic' after long series of disagreements on funding PFAS contamination.
Jan 22nd, 2026 by Danielle Kaeding, Wisconsin Public Radio
Wisconsin Assembly Passes GOP Bill to Regulate Data Centers
Democrats say bill will constrain renewable energy, cause higher emissions.
Jan 21st, 2026 by Anya van Wagtendonk, Wisconsin Public Radio
Microsoft Wants to Build 15 More Data Centers in Mount Pleasant
Would be part of two campuses worth more than $13 billion.
Jan 20th, 2026 by Danielle Kaeding, Wisconsin Public Radio
Bug-Tracking Project Will Help Monitor Health of Wisconsin Waters
Tracking aquatic insects, a key indicator of health of lakes, rivers, streams.
Jan 19th, 2026 by Danielle Kaeding, Wisconsin Public Radio
Alliant Energy Plans to Build $730 Million Wind Farm
277-megawatt Columbia County project with 40 wind turbines will power 100,000 homes.
Jan 18th, 2026 by Joe Schulz, Wisconsin Public Radio
Microsoft President Supports Law to Regulate WI Data Centers
Brad Smith releases Community-First AI Infrastructure proposal.
Jan 14th, 2026 by Evan Casey, Wisconsin Public Radio
Where Do 9 Candidates for Governor Stand on Data Centers?
Hong calls for moratorium, Hughes, Schoemann see 'opportunity.'
Jan 13th, 2026 by Henry Redman, Wisconsin Examiner
Falls Through Ice Increasing on Wisconsin’s Lakes
7 deaths in four years. Taking walks on frozen lakes a growing trend.
Jan 12th, 2026 by Jess Miller
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
