Environment

Echo: Lake Superior No Longer Clearest Great Lake
Echo

Lake Superior No Longer Clearest Great Lake

Lake Huron first, Lake Michigan second. Why the historic change?

Echo: A Walk to Sustain Our Great Lakes
Echo

A Walk to Sustain Our Great Lakes

Documentary film will capture two Milwaukeeans’ 332-mile walk to Lake Superior.

Op Ed: Foxconn Should Embrace Green Goals
Op Ed

Foxconn Should Embrace Green Goals

They’ve operated with high environmental standards in Mexico. Why not in Wisconsin?

Can Trash Wheel Clean Up Harbor?

Can Trash Wheel Clean Up Harbor?

Will Milwaukee buy "Mr. Trash Wheel" or stick with Lynyrd Skymmer?

Plenty of Horne: Harbor District To Have 40 “Habitat Hotels”
Plenty of Horne

Harbor District To Have 40 “Habitat Hotels”

Planning for district's 1000-acre site nearly done. "Hotels" naturalize sheet pilings.

Campaign Cash: Walker Signs Koch-Backed Anti-Regulation Law
Campaign Cash

Walker Signs Koch-Backed Anti-Regulation Law

State agencies now have less power to protect environment, consumer rights, public health.

Op Ed: Will Stepp Join U.S. EPA Wrecking Crew?
Op Ed

Will Stepp Join U.S. EPA Wrecking Crew?

Her radical reshaping of state DNR may make her the perfect candidate.

Inner City Community Garden Expands

Inner City Community Garden Expands

“We Got This” youth group acquires Borchert Field lots, will add fruit trees.

Op Ed: Foxconn Could Be Environmental Disaster
Op Ed

Foxconn Could Be Environmental Disaster

Marginal jobs for enormous tax subsidies, plus air and water pollution.

Op Ed: Plague of Floods Caused by Climate Change
Op Ed

Plague of Floods Caused by Climate Change

Dozens of 100-year floods in 30 years, roads keep getting washed out.

Echo: Climate Change Means More Algae
Echo

Climate Change Means More Algae

Warmer water in Lake Michigan, other Great Lakes, will grow more algae.

Echo: Will Climate Change Impact Lake Michigan?
Echo

Will Climate Change Impact Lake Michigan?

Average temperatures could increase by 11 degrees.