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  • Tainted Water: State’s Drinking Water Has Radium Problem

    Former University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point student Jessica Peterson prepares water samples to test for metals at the school’s Center for Watershed Science and Education. Some community water systems in Wisconsin have unsafe levels of radium in their drinking water. Most private wells are considered too shallow to have radium, and the state does not require that they be tested. Debra Sisk of UW-Stevens Point. Mar 6th, 2016 by Mary Kate McCoy
  • Wisconsin Has New Pesticide Problem

    A bee lands on a flower at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Arboretum. Wisconsin has developed a proposal for protecting bees and other pollinators, including butterflies. Critics say it does not focus enough on limiting use of a class of insecticides known as neonics that has been tied to bee die-offs. Photo by Joshua Mayer/via Flickr. Feb 29th, 2016 by Marion Ceraso
  • Tainted Water: State’s Drinking Water Has Lead Dangers

    Recommended changes to the 25-year-old Lead and Copper Rule, a federal law designed to eliminate lead from drinking water, include requiring water utilities to replace all lead pipes in their systems. Photo courtesy of the Madison Water Utility. Feb 1st, 2016 by Silke Schmidt and Dee J. Hall
  • Data Wonk: The Decline of Conservative Thought

    Donald Trump. Image from campaign website. Feb 1st, 2016 by Bruce Thompson
  • Tainted Water: Arsenic Still Poisons Many Wells

    Arsenic is an ancient poison and also a growing threat to drinking water in Wisconsin. Based on statewide sampling, as many as 22,560 homes may be consuming unacceptable levels of arsenic from private water wells. Photo by Bridgit Bowden of Wisconsin Public Radio. Jan 24th, 2016 by Silke Schmidt
  • Tainted Water: Nitrate Pollutes State’s Drinking Water

    Dick Swanson of Algoma carries dolls painted blue to highlight “blue baby syndrome,” a condition caused when infants drink water polluted by nitrate. Swanson, a member of the advocacy group Kewaunee Cares, attended a “stink-in” with about 50 others on the steps of the Wisconsin State Capitol on Nov. 7 to protest pollution from concentrated animal feeding operations. Activists blame large-scale farming operations for contaminating drinking water in Kewaunee County and elsewhere. Photo by Abigail Becker of the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism. Nov 17th, 2015 by Kate Golden
  • Tainted Water: Many Communities Have Unsafe Drinking Water

    Yellow-brown well water used to come from the tap in the home of Chuck Wagner, who lives in rural Luxemburg in Kewaunee County. He said testing linked the contamination to cattle manure. It cost him $10,000 to drill a new well free of contaminants. Photo by Chuck Wagner. Nov 9th, 2015 by Ron Seely
  • The MMSD Story: Every Drop Counts

    Maryland Avenue School rainwater catchment system. Photo courtesy of MMSD. May 28th, 2015 by Susan Nusser
  • Back in the News: Did Menard Buy Protection From Walker?

    Governor Scott Walker Signing Right to Work Legislation (Photo from Governor's Office) Mar 25th, 2015 by Bruce Murphy
  • The State of Politics: Gogebic Mine Dies Without a Whimper

    Mine guards on the site of the proposed Gogebic Taconite mine in Northwestern Wisconsin's Penokee Range. Gogebic officials hired the armed guards from Bulletproof Security in Arizona and said Tuesday that, despite criticism, the guards will continue patrolling the site. Courtesy of Rob Ganson Mar 9th, 2015 by Steven Walters
  • Murphy’s Law: Milwaukee’s Miraculous Water Hub

    Global Water Center. Photo by Dave Reid. Jan 6th, 2015 by Bruce Murphy
  • Ruling Could Pollute Drinking Water State-Wide

    Coal pile, with the Bay View turbine in the background. Photo by Dave Reid. Dec 29th, 2014 by Ron Seely
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