Environment
Legislators Unveil $10 Million Clean Water Plan
Package of 13 proposals. Evers likely to support the approach.
Jan 9th, 2020 by Laurel White, Wisconsin Public RadioClimate Change Needs Y2K-Style Urgency
Companies, institutions spent hundreds of billions to prevent Y2K disaster. Why not for climate change?
Jan 8th, 2020 by Jay Bookman, Wisconsin ExaminerCities Search for Road Salt Alternatives
Over past decade communities in Milwaukee County have used 700,000 tons of salt.
Jan 8th, 2020 by Corrinne Hess, Wisconsin Public RadioDNR Revising Permits to Protect Species
Would affect construction projects nearby or within habitats of rare or threatened species.
Jan 3rd, 2020 by Isiah Holmes, Wisconsin ExaminerPollution Records Shouldn’t Be a Secret
Bipartisan bill requires government pollution test results to be disclosed in a timely fashion.
Jan 2nd, 2020 by Christa WesterbergBirds Can Now Be Slaughtered
County tries to protect birds as Trump policies open door to wanton killing.
Dec 30th, 2019 by James RowenBack From Madrid, Barnes Pushes Climate Policy
Lt. Governor attended international climate conference, envisions state as a climate policy leader.
Dec 30th, 2019 by Isiah Holmes, Wisconsin ExaminerCounty Officials Want to Pave Paradise
Why Kletzsch Park riverside is a sacred place with Native American history that must be saved.
Dec 18th, 2019 by Martha BerglandCounty’s Fish Passage Plan Seems Fishy
Plan for Kletzsch Park has all the charm and beauty of an industrial conveyor belt.
Dec 16th, 2019 by Karl Gartung2019 Sets Record, State’s Wettest Year
4 of the state's 5 wettest years ever recorded were in the last decade.
Dec 16th, 2019 by Danielle Kaeding, Wisconsin Public RadioProposed Mine a Ticking Time Bomb
Mine on Wisconsin border would use approach that has resulted in 46 catastrophic failures in last 20 years.
Dec 13th, 2019 by Al GedicksGreen Groups Sue Public Service Commission
Two PSC members who okayed transmission lines had ties to utilities pushing project, suit charges.
Dec 12th, 2019 by Hope Kirwan, Wisconsin Public Radio