Environment

Wisconsin’s First Large-Scale Battery Storage System Comes Online

Wisconsin’s First Large-Scale Battery Storage System Comes Online

$574 million Kenosha County project could power 130,000 homes for 4 hours.

Federal Agency Finds Great Lakes Tunnel Project Poses ‘Detrimental’ Effects to Water, Wetlands

Federal Agency Finds Great Lakes Tunnel Project Poses ‘Detrimental’ Effects to Water, Wetlands

But the Army Corps says Line 5 project effects would mostly be short-term.

City Deploying Additional Cameras to Address Illegal Dumping

City Deploying Additional Cameras to Address Illegal Dumping

And is offering $1,000 rewards for tips leading to citation.

Schools Use Hydroponic Farms Designed in Wisconsin to Feed Students

Schools Use Hydroponic Farms Designed in Wisconsin to Feed Students

Made by Green Bay Company Fork Farms, now partnering with Rockwell Automation.

We Energies Wins Approval To Build New Natural Gas Plants

We Energies Wins Approval To Build New Natural Gas Plants

Regulators say projects are warranted to meet rising energy demand. Coalition opposes fuel type.

Summers Are Getting Warmer Nationwide, Including in Milwaukee

Summers Are Getting Warmer Nationwide, Including in Milwaukee

Summers warmed an average of 2.6 degrees Fahrenheit nationwide

Milwaukee Won’t Replace Fire-Damaged Recycling Center

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And it's ending its partnership with another government entity. Why?

State’s Labor Groups Oppose GOP Cuts to Clean Energy Tax Credits

State’s Labor Groups Oppose GOP Cuts to Clean Energy Tax Credits

Biden-era clean energy funding driving construction, jobs in U.S., Wisconsin.

Nearby Nature Milwaukee’s Entire Staff Laid Off

Nearby Nature Milwaukee’s Entire Staff Laid Off

'Shocking.' Since 2017 nonprofit has reconnected Black people to nature.

What Are Those Pulsing Insect Clouds Over Wisconsin’s Lakes?

What Are Those Pulsing Insect Clouds Over Wisconsin’s Lakes?

It's been a bountiful year for midges. What are they up to?

EPA Awards Wisconsin $12 Million For Brownfield Cleanup

EPA Awards Wisconsin $12 Million For Brownfield Cleanup

Milwaukee's Redevelopment Authority among winners.

Trump Won’t Cut Funding To Great Lakes Asian Carp Barrier

Trump Won’t Cut Funding To Great Lakes Asian Carp Barrier

Citing federal funding concerns, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker had delayed project.