Environment
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Campaign Cash
GOP Donor Gets No Fine for Polluting
Oct 12th, 2018 by Wisconsin Democracy Campaign
No fine from DNR, citing “emergency" for sand mine owner Hi-Crush Proppants, a $340,000 donor.
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Cities Seek Climate Change Solutions
Oct 12th, 2018 by Danielle Kaeding
Milwaukee, Madison, Superior move toward solar and storm-sewer solutions.
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Working to Make City More Green
Oct 11th, 2018 by Carly Wolf
Glenna Holstein, who runs Urban Ecology Center in Menominee Valley, is a true nature lover.
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Op Ed
Our 1,000 Miles of Great Lakes Shoreline
Oct 10th, 2018 by State Sen. Kathleen Vinehout
Great Lakes are huge resource for state. Foxconn threatens agreement that protects lakes.
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Murphy’s Law
Sewerage District Is National Leader
Oct 5th, 2018 by Bruce Murphy
Milwaukee leads nation in reclaiming water, but rise in extreme rains a challenge.
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Op Ed
Land Trust Groups Work on Conservation
Oct 4th, 2018 by John Torinus
State’s 46 land trusts boast 25,000 members, have protected 538,000 acres in Wisconsin.
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Climate Change Causing Huge Rainstorms
Sep 20th, 2018 by Scott Gordon
And algae blooms, more sediment in Lake Superior. Researchers track worrisome changes.
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State Quietly Hiked Water Diversion in 2010
Sep 19th, 2018 by Danielle Kaeding
Tripled Pleasant Prairie’s allowable diversion of Lake Michigan water, greater than planned Foxconn diversion.
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Photo Gallery
Milwaukee’s Second Harbor Fest
Sep 10th, 2018 by Jack Fennimore
Fest featured a boat parade, sturgeons on display, and local food, drinks and music.
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Runoff At Foxconn Site Raises Concerns
Sep 7th, 2018 by Ximena Conde
Project director says rain event was unusual and problem was addressed the same day.
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Op Ed
We Energies Clean Energy Plan Is Too Slow
Sep 6th, 2018 by Carl Lindner
Why will they take until 2050? To make more profits and thereby cause more health problems.
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Op Ed
The Wild Splendor of Our Rivers
Sep 2nd, 2018 by Spencer Black
How state streams like the Namekagon were saved. And how state Republican policies are hurting them.
