Environment
Communities Across Wisconsin Embrace Sustainability
Report finds rise in energy efficiency, LED upgrades, wastewater projects.
Jul 8th, 2025 by Joe Schulz, Wisconsin Public Radio
State Budget Cuts Stewardship Funds But Underwrites Timber Industry
$100 million for funding public lands cut, $1 million to help timber industry added.
Jul 7th, 2025 by Henry Redman
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.
Jul 3rd, 2025 by Corrinne Hess, Wisconsin Public Radio
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.
Jul 3rd, 2025 by Richelle Wilson, Wisconsin Public Radio
Tracking Small Air Pollution Particles Across the U.S.
All the city news you can use.
Jun 29th, 2025 by Jeff Wood
We Energies Delays Retirement of Coal-Fueled Oak Creek Power Plant
Environmental group Clean Wisconsin says the decision is 'shortsighted' and 'profit-driven.'
Jun 26th, 2025 by Joe Schulz, Wisconsin Public Radio
Wisconsin Supreme Court Backs State Regulators of PFAS Pollution
5-2 decision says DNR has 'explicit authority to enforce' PFAS discharges.
Jun 24th, 2025 by Danielle Kaeding and Rich Kremer, Wisconsin Public Radio
Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Planned For 5 County Parks
These parks and county zoo could receive charging stations through city program.
Jun 23rd, 2025 by Graham Kilmer
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
Jun 20th, 2025 by Rich Kremer, Wisconsin Public Radio
Wisconsin Has 250 Lake Districts
The number is growing. They implement boating ordinances, manage water quality and habitat restoration.
Jun 16th, 2025 by Courtney Everett, Wisconsin Public Radio
Zoo Closing Small Animals Habitat
Zoo says facility is outdated, bad for animals. They will be moved to other institutions in U.S.
Jun 11th, 2025 by Graham Kilmer
