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MKE County: Supervisors Rip EV Chargers in Parks
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Supervisors echo criticism from Common Council members.

Milwaukee’s Beaches Had Polluted Water For More Than Half of 2024

Milwaukee’s Beaches Had Polluted Water For More Than Half of 2024

Sampling found 77 percent of Wisconsin's Great Lakes beaches had high levels of E. coli, but danger was often transient.

Developer Wants to Build Data Center Campus in Dane County

Developer Wants to Build Data Center Campus in Dane County

Huge project could include up to 15 buildings constructed over next decade.

Communities Across Wisconsin Embrace Sustainability

Communities Across Wisconsin Embrace Sustainability

Report finds rise in energy efficiency, LED upgrades, wastewater projects.

State Budget Cuts Stewardship Funds But Underwrites Timber Industry

State Budget Cuts Stewardship Funds But Underwrites Timber Industry

$100 million for funding public lands cut, $1 million to help timber industry added.

Gov. Ever Signs Bills That Aim To Restart Nuclear Power in Wisconsin

Gov. Ever Signs Bills That Aim To Restart Nuclear Power in Wisconsin

State will move forward finding the best location for a nuclear power plant.

Meteorologists Say Cuts To National Weather Service Already Degrading Quality of Forecasts

Meteorologists Say Cuts To National Weather Service Already Degrading Quality of Forecasts

Fewer weather balloon launches means less accurate forecast data, which could be hazardous during storm season.

Urban Reads: Tracking Small Air Pollution Particles Across the U.S.
Urban Reads

Tracking Small Air Pollution Particles Across the U.S.

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We Energies Delays Retirement of Coal-Fueled Oak Creek Power Plant

We Energies Delays Retirement of Coal-Fueled Oak Creek Power Plant

Environmental group Clean Wisconsin says the decision is 'shortsighted' and 'profit-driven.'

Wisconsin Supreme Court Backs State Regulators of PFAS Pollution

Wisconsin Supreme Court Backs State Regulators of PFAS Pollution

5-2 decision says DNR has 'explicit authority to enforce' PFAS discharges.

MKE County: Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Planned For 5 County Parks
MKE County

Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Planned For 5 County Parks

These parks and county zoo could receive charging stations through city program.

Dangerous Heat and High Humidity Will Create ‘Soupy’ Weather In Wisconsin This Weekend

Dangerous Heat and High Humidity Will Create ‘Soupy’ Weather In Wisconsin This Weekend

With heat indexes over 100 degrees expected across much of the state, the National Weather Service is urging residents to take precautions