Environment

• Baldwin Touts PFAS Funds, Hopes For More

  May 16th, 2022 by Hope Kirwan

  Senator visits La Crosse, where $3.7M federal funding will help remove PFAS pollutant from wells.

• Group Works To Get More Black Residents Into Nature

  May 12th, 2022 by PrincessSafiya Byers

  Nearby Nature Milwaukee seeks to diversify outdoor recreation, environmentalism.

• Transportation

  Green Infrastructure Project Planned For Interstate 94 and Becher Street

  May 12th, 2022 by Jeramey Jannene

  Site divides Harbor District and Bay View from Lincoln Village, has homeless encampment.

• Citizen Scientists Will Study Extreme Summer Heat in Milwaukee

  May 9th, 2022 by John Davis

  Planned study of urban heat island effect part of national effort to avoid fatalities.

• Can Lawsuits Change USPS Mail Vehicle Plans?

  May 5th, 2022 by Rob Mentzer

  Environmentalists, unions, 15 states sue USPS over non-union made, gas powered truck contract.

• State Planning for Electric Vehicle Expansion

  May 5th, 2022 by Danielle Kaeding

  Wisconsin receiving $79 million in federal funding over next five years for charging infrastructure.

• Campaign Cash

  Wisconsin Conservation Voters Spends Big

  May 2nd, 2022 by Wisconsin Democracy Campaign

  Green group has spent $3.85 million since 2010, mostly for Democratic candidates.

• A Big Year for Maple Syrup Producers

  Apr 30th, 2022 by Diane Bezucha

  A chill spring means a lot of sap is running in Wisconsin.

• Wisconsin Planted 9M Trees in 2021

  Apr 29th, 2022 by Danielle Kaeding

  Gov. Evers' pledged 75 million by 2030 as part of global initiative.

• 2 Utilities Raising Rates for Clean Energy Transition

  Apr 29th, 2022 by Danielle Kaeding

  We Energies and WPS say proposed rate increases will pay for investment in renewables.

• Mayor, Students Celebrate Arbor Day With Tree Planting

  Apr 29th, 2022 by Jeramey Jannene

  Mayor Johnson, DPW plant trees along 30th Street corridor with students from nearby schools.

• Can Milwaukee’s Waterways Be More Accessible?

  Apr 29th, 2022 by Alexandra Garner

  Local organizations are trying to make recreation around waterways easier for everyone.