Environment

More Local Governments in Wisconsin Powered By Renewable Energy

More Local Governments in Wisconsin Powered By Renewable Energy

Sun Prairie, River Falls hit 100% renewable electricity for city operations.

MKE County: Crowley Releases Plan To Make County Carbon Neutral By 2050
MKE County

Crowley Releases Plan To Make County Carbon Neutral By 2050

Twenty-five-year effort will require lots of change, but county has already made major strides.

Activists Worried By EPA Layoffs, Great Lakes Environmental Deregulation

Activists Worried By EPA Layoffs, Great Lakes Environmental Deregulation

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin has celebrated regulatory roll back as way to promote domestic energy production.

We Energies’ $2B Gas Infrastructure Plan Draws Opposition

We Energies’ $2B Gas Infrastructure Plan Draws Opposition

Trade unions promote construction jobs project would create.

French Island Makes Progress on PFAS Pollution

French Island Makes Progress on PFAS Pollution

Residents drinking bottled water, awaiting new municipal water system in 2028.

New Machine Quietly Cleans Milwaukee’s Water

New Machine Quietly Cleans Milwaukee’s Water

"The TrashVeyor" will make Milwaukee's waterways visibly cleaner, could grow local business.

City Hall: Trump Could Kill Milwaukee’s Plan To Improve Building Energy Efficiency
City Hall

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City won federal grant to cover start-up costs of energy saving effort. Will it be killed?

Republican Legislators Divided on Land Stewardship Program

Republican Legislators Divided on Land Stewardship Program

Top GOP legislators threaten to end popular Knowles-Nelson Stewardship Program.

EPA Rolling Regulations, Which Could Delay Wisconsin Utilities’ Shift From Coal

EPA Rolling Regulations, Which Could Delay Wisconsin Utilities’ Shift From Coal

Business groups support the move while environmental and health advocates denounce the rollbacks.

Wisconsin Already Had 151 Wildfires This Year

Wisconsin Already Had 151 Wildfires This Year

Lack of snow created unusually dry conditions, 430 acres burned to date.

Op Ed: We Energies Plan for More Gas Plants Is a Mistake
Op Ed

We Energies Plan for More Gas Plants Is a Mistake

It's wrong for our economy, our environment and for ratepayers.

National Parks Sees Record Number of Visitors, Including in Wisconsin

National Parks Sees Record Number of Visitors, Including in Wisconsin

But Trump administration has cut 1,000 staff and suppressed data on increase in visitors.