Environment

Op Ed: We Energies Clean Energy Plan Is Too Slow
Op Ed

We Energies Clean Energy Plan Is Too Slow

Why will they take until 2050? To make more profits and thereby cause more health problems.

Op Ed: The Wild Splendor of Our Rivers
Op Ed

The Wild Splendor of Our Rivers

How state streams like the Namekagon were saved. And how state Republican policies are hurting them.

Murphy’s Law: Why Wisconsin Resists Clean Energy
Murphy’s Law

Why Wisconsin Resists Clean Energy

State lags the Midwest in renewable energy, yet suddenly making great progress.

DNR Wastewater Permit Backlog Still a Problem

DNR Wastewater Permit Backlog Still a Problem

One year after critical audit DNR still slow to review potential municipal, industrial and agricultural pollution.

State Has 75,000 Clean Energy Jobs

State Has 75,000 Clean Energy Jobs

All 72 counties have clean energy jobs, report shows.

Could Foxconn Increase Downstream Flooding?

Could Foxconn Increase Downstream Flooding?

Illinois officials fear Foxconn development will worsen Des Plaines River flooding.

Experts Predict Growth in Electric Cars

Experts Predict Growth in Electric Cars

Speakers at Milwaukee forum say charging stations are biggest issue, which VW settlement will fund.

Clean Wisconsin Sues EPA Over Smog Rules

Clean Wisconsin Sues EPA Over Smog Rules

Advocacy group says federal government too lax on smog in state’s “non-attainment” areas.

Solar Group Buys On The Rise

Solar Group Buys On The Rise

North Woods area embracing cheaper renewable energy.

EPA Seeks Ideas for Great Lakes Cleanup

EPA Seeks Ideas for Great Lakes Cleanup

Agency, experts agree solutions may take many years.

Op Ed: New EPA Head Worse Than Pruitt
Op Ed

New EPA Head Worse Than Pruitt

Wheeler will continue Trump’s war on outdoors, but with more efficiency, less baggage.

Op Ed: Foxconn Will Be Major Source of Pollution
Op Ed

Foxconn Will Be Major Source of Pollution

A scientist analyses the impact of the mega-plant.