Environment

Will Climate Change Hurt State’s Craft Brewers?

Will Climate Change Hurt State’s Craft Brewers?

Heat, drought and water concerns can threaten their stability and bottom line.

5 UW Campuses Phasing Out Coal

5 UW Campuses Phasing Out Coal

UW System will end its statewide contract to provide coal for campuses.

UWM Gets a Gold Rating for Being Green

UWM Gets a Gold Rating for Being Green

UW-Milwaukee scored well on a widely used sustainability scorecard.

Eyes on Milwaukee: City Shines Light On Solar Project
Eyes on Milwaukee

City Shines Light On Solar Project

Largest solar array in Milwaukee could be operational by end of 2020.

Metro Groundwater Has Rising Radium Levels

Metro Groundwater Has Rising Radium Levels

Study finds high radium levels in southern Wisconsin’s well water, including Brookfield, Sussex, Waukesha.

State’s Utilities Lag on Solar Equity

State’s Utilities Lag on Solar Equity

Doing little to connect low-income customers to solar, report says.

State’s Second Largest Solar Farm Planned

State’s Second Largest Solar Farm Planned

Massive 200 megawatt solar project in Kenosha County would power 55,000 homes per year.

Eyes on Milwaukee: Five Libraries to Add Green Infrastructure
Eyes on Milwaukee

Five Libraries to Add Green Infrastructure

$1.6 million for green roofs, porous pavement, bioswales, trees and more.

Two Bald Eagles Illegally Shot, Killed

Two Bald Eagles Illegally Shot, Killed

Federally protected species, but two slain in rural Wisconsin, investigation ongoing.

Low Recycling Prices Push Landfill Dumping

Low Recycling Prices Push Landfill Dumping

As China buys less, recycling prices plummet and counties lose revenue.

State Seeks to Regulate Coal Ash

State Seeks to Regulate Coal Ash

DNR seeks federal EPA approval to regulate utilities' coal ash landfills, ponds.

Johnson Controls Must Expand Inspection of PFAS Pollution

Johnson Controls Must Expand Inspection of PFAS Pollution

DNR requiring the company to look further for pollution from forever chemicals.