Environment
Shall We Gather at the Rivers
Volunteers at 65 locations along city's three rivers pitched in for Riverkeeper's Spring Cleanup.
Apr 29th, 2019 by Jack Fennimore
Board Condemns We Energies Discharge Permit
DNR could allow small variance in mercury discharged. County board, Sierra Club object.
Apr 26th, 2019 by Graham Kilmer
Trump Policies on Great Lakes Opposed
Conservation groups resist proposed changes in wetland, stream protections, note impact on Great Lakes.
Apr 25th, 2019 by Danielle Kaeding, Wisconsin Public Radio
EPA Hires Third Ex-Walker DNR Staffer
Regional EPA office in Chicago embraces Walker staffers, philosophy .
Apr 23rd, 2019 by James Rowen
Counting the State’s Frogs and Toads
Annual survey overseen by DNR covers about 100 roadside routes across the state, measuring growth or decline.
Apr 23rd, 2019 by Mary Kate McCoy, WisContext
Bill Funds Electric Car Charging Stations
Republican proposal would help pay for stations located along I-94 corridor.
Apr 23rd, 2019 by Shawn Johnson, Wisconsin Public Radio
Wind Project Whips Up Controversy
Some neighbors oppose 24 wind turbine proposal in Green County near state's border.
Apr 21st, 2019 by Sarah Whites-Koditschek, Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism
DNR Investigating Dogs Killed by Poison
Dogs, coyotes, other wildlife were poisoned on public lands in Northern Wisconsin.
Apr 20th, 2019 by Danielle Kaeding, Wisconsin Public Radio
Save the Kletzsch Park Trees!
The county wants to destroy 10 majestic oak trees for a fish passage. Surely there's a better way.
Apr 19th, 2019 by Martha Bergland
Wisconsin Could Face a Mining Disaster
Mining company's proposed tailings dam could cause massive pollution of Lake Michigan.
Apr 18th, 2019 by Al Gedicks
State PSC Approves Huge Solar Farms
Two projects will supply 450 megawatts or 1% of state’s energy use.
Apr 12th, 2019 by Phoebe Petrovic, Wisconsin Public Radio
State Grows Non-Polluting Jobs
Report finds 2.4% increase in renewable energy and energy efficiency jobs in 2018.
Apr 11th, 2019 by Hope Kirwan, Wisconsin Public Radio
