Environment
Behold the Democratic Green Team
“Forward on Climate” package includes bills on green banks, weatherizing schools.
Dec 4th, 2019 by Isiah Holmes, Wisconsin Examiner
Let the Fish Run Free
Let’s move to create fish passage at the Kletzsch Park dam.
Dec 3rd, 2019 by Milwaukee Riverkeeper
Tracking Balloon Debris in Great Lakes
New website tracks this. Balloons 32 times more likely to kill wildlife than hard plastics.
Dec 3rd, 2019 by Tasia Bass Cont
Lessons of the Lower Wisconsin River
Beautifully conserved, it's the longest free flowing river left in the Midwest.
Dec 2nd, 2019 by Spencer Black
State Grants Target Diesel Emissions
Goal is to get buses, other vehicles to switch to cleaner liquid propane.
Dec 2nd, 2019 by Miranda Suarez, Wisconsin Public Radio
Eau Claire Embraces Electric Cars
First city in Wisconsin to approve a goal of carbon neutrality by 2050.
Nov 29th, 2019 by John Davis, Wisconsin Public Radio
Council Bans Most Plastic Straws
Use by bars and restaurants prohibited unless customers request them.
Nov 26th, 2019 by Jeramey Jannene
Evers Commits to Paris Climate Accords
Lt. Gov. Barnes joins a call with experts and city leaders ahead of UN COP25.
Nov 25th, 2019 by Isiah Holmes, Wisconsin Examiner
Climate Change Threatens 23 Superfund Sites
Federal watchdog agency report finds 23 of 44 sites in state are vulnerable to flood hazard.
Nov 20th, 2019 by Ruth Conniff, Wisconsin Examiner
Kaul Opposes Enbridge Oil Pipeline
Wisconsin attorney general backs Michigan against oil pipeline through Great Lakes waters.
Nov 20th, 2019 by Danielle Kaeding, Wisconsin Public Radio
Two Efforts Target Climate Change
State and county task forces are separate but overlapping efforts responding to crisis.
Nov 19th, 2019 by Isiah Holmes, Wisconsin Examiner
Why PFAS Pollution Is So Scary
The chemicals are all over and very toxic. Evers has created two teams to target problem.
Nov 18th, 2019 by Erik Gunn, Wisconsin Examiner
