Environment

Proposed Mine Faces Mounting Troubles

Proposed Mine Faces Mounting Troubles

Back Forty Mine along Wisconsin border faces insufficient funding, increasing opposition.

Op Ed: More Water Infrastructure Funding Needed
Op Ed

More Water Infrastructure Funding Needed

Federal spending for water pipelines, sewage system, etc. is just one-eighth of what it was in 1970s.

New Public Trail Near Estabrook Park

New Public Trail Near Estabrook Park

A local non-profit will convert an unofficial trail on private land into a new public trail.

Op Ed: Don’t Expand I-94
Op Ed

Don’t Expand I-94

Gov. Evers is wrong. It won’t help economy, will waste money and increase pollution.

Climate Change May Help Asian Carp Thrive in Lake Michigan

Climate Change May Help Asian Carp Thrive in Lake Michigan

Left unchecked, warming will eliminate some of the carp's competition for food, study says.

Barnes Holds First Climate Change Conversation

Barnes Holds First Climate Change Conversation

The Lt. Gov. said citizens "called on elected officials to act."

DNR Will Draft Regulations on Firefighting Foam Containing PFAS

DNR Will Draft Regulations on Firefighting Foam Containing PFAS

The agency got the go-ahead from the state's Natural Resources Board.

Clean Energy Jobs Hard Hit by Pandemic

Clean Energy Jobs Hard Hit by Pandemic

Steadily growing industry saw thousands of job losses.

Barnes Calls on Wisconsin to Tackle Climate Change

Barnes Calls on Wisconsin to Tackle Climate Change

The Lt. Gov. says, "we cannot afford to let the gravity of the crisis paralyze us."

Supreme Court Salvages DACA Protections

Supreme Court Salvages DACA Protections

A narrow majority overturns Trump administration's revocation of DACA.

Utilities On Track to Cut Emissions 40%

Utilities On Track to Cut Emissions 40%

That’s by 2026. And many aim for 80% cut by 2050, according to state Public Service Commission report.

Kinnickinnic River Could Get a Trash Wheel

Kinnickinnic River Could Get a Trash Wheel

Harbor District wins $492,300 federal grant to remove 75 tons of trash per year from river.