Environment
Wisconsin’s First Large-Scale Battery Storage System Comes Online
$574 million Kenosha County project could power 130,000 homes for 4 hours.
Jun 3rd, 2025 by Joe Schulz, Wisconsin Public RadioFederal 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.
May 31st, 2025 by Danielle Kaeding, Wisconsin Public RadioCity Deploying Additional Cameras to Address Illegal Dumping
And is offering $1,000 rewards for tips leading to citation.
May 29th, 2025 by Sophie BolichSchools Use Hydroponic Farms Designed in Wisconsin to Feed Students
Made by Green Bay Company Fork Farms, now partnering with Rockwell Automation.
May 28th, 2025 by Beatrice Lawrence, Wisconsin Public RadioWe Energies Wins Approval To Build New Natural Gas Plants
Regulators say projects are warranted to meet rising energy demand. Coalition opposes fuel type.
May 22nd, 2025 by Joe Schulz, Wisconsin Public RadioSummers Are Getting Warmer Nationwide, Including in Milwaukee
Summers warmed an average of 2.6 degrees Fahrenheit nationwide
May 22nd, 2025 by Danielle Kaeding, Wisconsin Public Radio
Milwaukee Won’t Replace Fire-Damaged Recycling Center
And it's ending its partnership with another government entity. Why?
May 21st, 2025 by Jeramey JanneneState’s Labor Groups Oppose GOP Cuts to Clean Energy Tax Credits
Biden-era clean energy funding driving construction, jobs in U.S., Wisconsin.
May 19th, 2025 by Joe Schulz, Wisconsin Public RadioNearby Nature Milwaukee’s Entire Staff Laid Off
'Shocking.' Since 2017 nonprofit has reconnected Black people to nature.
May 18th, 2025 by PrincessSafiya Byers, Milwaukee Neighborhood News ServiceWhat Are Those Pulsing Insect Clouds Over Wisconsin’s Lakes?
It's been a bountiful year for midges. What are they up to?
May 17th, 2025 by Anya van Wagtendonk, Wisconsin Public RadioEPA Awards Wisconsin $12 Million For Brownfield Cleanup
Milwaukee's Redevelopment Authority among winners.
May 16th, 2025 by Danielle Kaeding, Wisconsin Public RadioTrump Won’t Cut Funding To Great Lakes Asian Carp Barrier
Citing federal funding concerns, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker had delayed project.
May 15th, 2025 by Nick Rommel, Wisconsin Public Radio