Environment
Unemployment System Audited After Pandemic Failures
Massive delays in claims, duplicate payments and an unreliable call center among issues found in report.
Dec 17th, 2020 by Erik Gunn, Wisconsin Examiner
State PFAS Plan Would Charge Polluters
Testing public water supplies for "forever chemicals,” then charging polluters to clean up contaminated sites.
Dec 16th, 2020 by Danielle Kaeding, Wisconsin Public Radio
County Emits 11.1 Million Tons of CO2
County's first inventory of annual greenhouse gas emissions shows we're doing better than Cleveland or Nashville.
Dec 9th, 2020 by Graham Kilmer
Snowy Owls Return to Wisconsin
Sightings of birds migrating from Arctic Circle reported across the state.
Dec 6th, 2020 by Elizabeth Dohms-Harter, Wisconsin Public Radio
State DNR Still Wrong on Lakeshore Golf Course
Kohler Co. plan, okayed under Gov. Walker is bad precedent and bad for environment.
Dec 4th, 2020 by James Rowen
The Loveliness of Lakeshore State Park
Wisconsin’s only urban state park offers walkers unparalleled views of the lake, downtown skyline and prairie.
Dec 3rd, 2020 by Cari Taylor-Carlson
Waukesha, Milwaukee Celebrate Huge Water Project
$286 million, 36-mile-long project begun, will bring Milwaukee water to Waukesha.
Nov 30th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
Biden Climate Change Plan Could Impact State
Wisconsin could add 162,000 jobs, boost economy by $14 billion by transitioning to renewable energy.
Nov 30th, 2020 by Danielle Kaeding, Wisconsin Public Radio
We Energies, Harley-Davidson Announce Solar Project
8,000 solar panels in joint rooftop project, as utility continues to slash carbon emissions.
Nov 24th, 2020 by Graham Kilmer
DNR Seeks Public Input on Rare Lizards
Telecommunications project in Waushara County may kill some of rare legless lizards.
Nov 17th, 2020 by Isiah Holmes, Wisconsin Examiner
DNR Wants Johnson Controls to Test More Fish for PFAS
Some ponds have fish with levels of PFAS that would require restrictions on eating fish.
Nov 14th, 2020 by Danielle Kaeding, Wisconsin Public Radio
What Native American Heritage Month Means To Me
The importance of being humble, quieting the mind and listening to nature.
Nov 12th, 2020 by Angela Kingsawan, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
