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Contaminated Canal To Become Restored Wetland
MMSD and partners working to fill Burnham Canal.
May 13th, 2021 by Jeramey Jannene
Peshtigo Residents Faced “Massive” PFAS Contamination
Struggling with after effects of dangerous "forever chemicals."
May 7th, 2021 by John McCracken
2021 Arbor Day Marks Start of New Beer Tradition
City's annual holiday tree is now funding tree planting.
Apr 30th, 2021 by Jeramey Jannene
State’s Air Quality Is Improving
But new report gives failing grades to six counties; Milwaukee among nation’s 25 worst cities for smog.
Apr 26th, 2021 by Danielle Kaeding
Gov. Evers Pledges To Plant 75 Million Trees By 2031
Evers issues executive order to conserve 125,000 new acres of forest land.
Apr 22nd, 2021 by Danielle Kaeding
Evers, Democrats Push PFAS Contamination Bill
Democrats reintroduce bill funding testing and remediation for harmful forever chemicals.
Apr 22nd, 2021 by Hope Kirwan
Supreme Court Considers Water Pollution Rules
Environmental groups challenge 2011 law limiting state DNR’s rules to protect groundwater.
Apr 13th, 2021 by Danielle Kaeding
DNR Secretary Says PFAS Efforts Need Funding
PFAS identification and cleanup and public land purchases are budget priorities for the agency.
Apr 8th, 2021 by Danielle Kaeding
High Capacity Wells Draining State Lakes
Study finds wells reduced lake levels by up to 3 feet on three lakes in Central Sands region.
Apr 7th, 2021 by Danielle Kaeding
Wildfires in State Up This Year
250 wildfires have burned 1,000 acres in Wisconsin, above the state’s 5- and 10-year averages.
Apr 3rd, 2021 by Megan Hart
Business Lobby Sues DNR Over PFAS Testing
Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce sues agency for sampling wastewater for PFAS.
Apr 1st, 2021 by Danielle Kaeding
DNR Grants Support Polluted Runoff Projects
New report details $7 million in 2020 projects.
Apr 1st, 2021 by Isiah Holmes
French Island Wells Show PFAS Pollution
State investigates, gives bottled water to residents of island off-shore from La Crosse.
Mar 30th, 2021 by Isiah Holmes
Spring Bird Migration Is Well Underway
Canada geese, redwing blackbirds, robins and sandhill cranes have arrived with songbirds like bluebirds coming soon.
Mar 28th, 2021 by Elizabeth Dohms-Harter
Governor’s Climate Change Report Offers Warning
The details of how state has changed in just 15 year are remarkable.
Mar 28th, 2021 by Charlie Mitchell
Companies Accused of Polluting Donated $72,000
23 chemical companies sued for PFAS contamination support state political candidates.
Mar 9th, 2021 by Wisconsin Democracy Campaign
More Requests for Lake Michigan Water Coming?
Village of Somers’ diversion request may be followed by others from area, expert says.
Mar 9th, 2021 by Danielle Kaeding
New Great Lakes Water Diversion Request
Kenosha County's Village of Somers wants to draw water outside of Great Lakes Basin.
Mar 4th, 2021 by Jeramey Jannene
About That Wisconsin Wolf Hunt
‘Constitutional rights’ or ‘sad and shameful week’?
Mar 3rd, 2021 by Isiah Holmes
Public Employees Seek a Voice At Work
Evers budget restores collective bargaining rights. Republicans vow to block this.
Mar 2nd, 2021 by Erik Gunn
State Residents Flock To The Outdoors
Study finds 42% increase in state park stickers, surge in fishing, hunting licenses during pandemic.
Feb 26th, 2021 by Rich Kremer
Evers Budget Addresses ‘Forever Chemicals’
Several initiatives to continue state’s efforts against PFAS contamination.
Feb 23rd, 2021 by Isiah Holmes
Evers Budget Has Green Goals
Significant investment to combat climate change, protect public land.
Feb 18th, 2021 by Danielle Kaeding
200 Wolves Can Be Hunted
State Natural Resources Board relents, sets 200-kill quota and one-week hunting season.
Feb 16th, 2021 by Isiah Holmes
Conservative Lawsuit Demands a Wolf Hunt
Hunter Nation says the rights of its 20,000 members violated by state ruling against wolf hunting.
Feb 7th, 2021 by Danielle Kaeding
The DNR’s New Digs
New Milwaukee office will be located in an unnatural location.
Feb 5th, 2021 by Jeramey Jannene
State Board Approves Sulfide Mining Rules
Natural Resources Board requires companies to pay more for permits, notify nearby tribes of any proposal.
Jan 27th, 2021 by Danielle Kaeding
Evers Seeks Private Firm’s Aid on Pollution
Outside law firm would help state prosecute companies responsible for PFAS contamination.
Jan 24th, 2021 by Danielle Kaeding
State Board Won’t Allow Wolf Hunting
Natural Resources Board votes against resuming hunt, citing science, rejecting GOP legislators' request.
Jan 23rd, 2021 by Danielle Kaeding
First Female Chief Forester Sees Challenges
Chief State Forester Heather Berklund manages 17 million acres of forest.
Jan 19th, 2021 by Megan Hart
Legislators Allowed to Contest DNR Decisions
State Supreme Court allows them to intervene in cases challenging DNR rulings to protect water.
Jan 11th, 2021 by Danielle Kaeding
Massive Harbor, River Cleanup Moving Forward
Project expected to cost over $100 million, take six years to complete.
Jan 8th, 2021 by Jeramey Jannene
$858 Million Asian Carp Prevention Project Starting
Army Corps of Engineers and Illinois are trying to stop the carp from entering the Great Lakes.
Jan 8th, 2021 by Danielle Kaeding
Johnson Controls Settling PFAS Lawsuit for $17.5 Million
The company will pay a group of Peshtigo families that filed a class action lawsuit.
Jan 8th, 2021 by Erik Gunn
Winter Finches Here in Big Numbers
Poor tree seed and fruit crops across Canada forced birds south in search of food.
Dec 29th, 2020 by Isiah Holmes
Pandemic Prevents Annual Bald Eagle Survey
State has surveyed rare birds annually since 1973. Not this year.
Dec 27th, 2020 by Danielle Kaeding
EPA Requires Lead Testing for Schools, Day Cares
But fails to speed up removal of lead lines. A “heart breaking failure,” critics charge.
Dec 22nd, 2020 by Danielle Kaeding
Congress Extends Great Lakes Cleanup Funds
Bipartisan effort passes 5 years of funding for Great Lakes Restoration Initiative.
Dec 21st, 2020 by Danielle Kaeding
GOP Lawmakers Strip Emergency PFAS Rule
Committee votes to eliminate targets for safe levels of the harmful forever chemical.
Dec 18th, 2020 by Danielle Kaeding
GOP Lawmakers Target DNR’s PFAS Regulatory Power
A Republican backed bill would remove rules for acceptable levels of harmful forever chemicals.
Dec 18th, 2020 by Danielle Kaeding
State PFAS Plan Would Charge Polluters
Testing public water supplies for "forever chemicals,” then charging polluters to clean up contaminated sites.
Dec 16th, 2020 by Danielle Kaeding
State DNR Still Wrong on Lakeshore Golf Course
Kohler Co. plan, okayed under Gov. Walker is bad precedent and bad for environment.
Dec 4th, 2020 by James Rowen
The Loveliness of Lakeshore State Park
Wisconsin’s only urban state park offers walkers unparalleled views of the lake, downtown skyline and prairie.
Dec 3rd, 2020 by Cari Taylor-Carlson
DNR Seeks Public Input on Rare Lizards
Telecommunications project in Waushara County may kill some of rare legless lizards.
Nov 17th, 2020 by Isiah Holmes
DNR Wants Johnson Controls to Test More Fish for PFAS
Some ponds have fish with levels of PFAS that would require restrictions on eating fish.
Nov 14th, 2020 by Danielle Kaeding
State’s Polluted Drinking Water Causing Cancer?
Report finds nitrate pollution may cause cancer, birth problems, up to $80 million per year in medical costs.
Oct 28th, 2020 by Danielle Kaeding
DNR Faces Biggest Pollution Case Ever
PFAS pollution in Marinette area requires largest, most complex cleanup in state history.
Oct 25th, 2020 by Danielle Kaeding
City, MMSD Advance 40-Million Gallon Stormwater Plan
Improvements would prevent flooding in Capitol Dr. neighborhood and add parkland.
Oct 21st, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
Affordable Housing Project Secures Cleanup Loan for Former Factories
Community Within the Corridor development team would redevelop Briggs & Stratton complex at 32nd and Center.
Oct 16th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
EPA Unveils New Lead Regulations
But critics say allowable lead levels for drinking water are too high.
Oct 2nd, 2020 by Danielle Kaeding
Maintenance is Nearly 70% of State Parks Capital Budget
DNR requesting $69 million for maintenance and repairs.
Sep 24th, 2020 by Danielle Kaeding
State’s Wolf Population Up By 13%
Wisconsin now has more than 1,000 wolves.
Sep 20th, 2020 by Rich Kremer
Admiral’s Wharf Project Targeting December Groundbreaking
RACM approves $1.5 million loan for environmental cleanup.
Sep 17th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
99% of State Public Water Meets Standards
But new report finds more than 300 water systems unsafe, violate federal standards.
Sep 16th, 2020 by Danielle Kaeding
2/3rds of State’s Fire Departments Stock Foam With PFAS
More than half have used the firefighting foam that contains the harmful substance.
Sep 11th, 2020 by Danielle Kaeding
Arsenic, PFAS Contaminated Water Spill in Marinette
A Johnson Controls subsidiary spilled contaminated water into Menominee River.
Jul 31st, 2020 by Danielle Kaeding
Warm Lake Waters Signal Coming Algal Blooms
Conditions are ripe for blooms of harmful blue-green algae.
Jul 30th, 2020 by Danielle Kaeding
State’s Largest Brownfield Now Clean
After years of remediation, a highly-contaminated site in the Menomonee Valley is certified as clean by the DNR.
Jul 27th, 2020 by Graham Kilmer
Climate Change May Help Asian Carp Thrive in Lake Michigan
Left unchecked, warming will eliminate some of the carp's competition for food, study says.
Jul 11th, 2020 by Danielle Kaeding
City Secures Funding To Redevelop, Expand Century City Park
Park will quadruple in size as of MKE Plays redevelopment.
Jul 10th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
DNR Will Draft Regulations on Firefighting Foam Containing PFAS
The agency got the go-ahead from the state's Natural Resources Board.
Jun 26th, 2020 by Danielle Kaeding
Wisconsin Leads 22-State Coalition on PFAS
They support federal standards to prevent ‘forever chemicals” from polluting drinking water.
Jun 10th, 2020 by Danielle Kaeding
State Campgrounds Reopening June 10
Restrooms open, but playgrounds and concessions remain closed.
Jun 5th, 2020 by Danielle Kaeding
Manufacturer Finds No PFAS In Most Wells
Fire fighting foam maker tested wells in Marinette County. DNR says more tests needed.
May 20th, 2020 by Danielle Kaeding
State DNR Forges Ahead on ‘Forever Chemicals’
Despite pandemic, regulators continue work on enforcement standards for PFAS in drinking water.
Apr 7th, 2020 by Danielle Kaeding
How to Enjoy State Parks Safely
Visit parks and natural areas, DNR Secretary says, but keep your distance.
Apr 5th, 2020 by Mary Kate McCoy
Metro Groundwater Has Rising Radium Levels
Study finds high radium levels in southern Wisconsin’s well water, including Brookfield, Sussex, Waukesha.
Mar 3rd, 2020 by Danielle Kaeding
State Seeks to Regulate Coal Ash
DNR seeks federal EPA approval to regulate utilities' coal ash landfills, ponds.
Feb 24th, 2020 by Danielle Kaeding
Johnson Controls Must Expand Inspection of PFAS Pollution
DNR requiring the company to look further for pollution from forever chemicals.
Feb 22nd, 2020 by Danielle Kaeding
AG Objects to Relaxed Lead Pipe Rules
Kaul joins other Attorneys General in objection to new EPA rules for lead pipe removal.
Feb 14th, 2020 by Melanie Conklin
Extreme Rainfalls Threaten State’s Aging Dams
Since 2008, 14 of state’s 4,700 dams have failed. Experts discuss the challenges.
Feb 2nd, 2020 by Jana Rose Schleis
Bipartisan Group of Lawmakers Push $10M Clean Water Fund
Trust fund would support clean water projects, though a cash source for the fund remains uncertain.
Jan 31st, 2020 by Danielle Kaeding
$29 Million Partnership to Clean Up Harbor
DNR, city, county, MMSD want to take harbor off the list of polluted waterways.
Jan 28th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
DNR Working On New PFAS Rules
GOP controlled assembly rejects legislation enabling tougher regulation of "forever chemicals."
Jan 24th, 2020 by Erik Gunn
Hot Debate, Limited Action by Senate
Limited bills on homeless, clean water passed, nothing on dark stores tax loophole.
Jan 22nd, 2020 by Erik Gunn
What Are PFAS Chemicals?
And why so harmful? About those ‘forever chemicals” getting so much attention.
Jan 15th, 2020 by Christy Remucal
Another Walker Appointee Gets Top EPA Job
Kurt Thiede, former deputy secretary of state DNR, will run federal EPA’s regional office in Chicago.
Jan 10th, 2020 by Robin Bravender
Senate Debates PFAS in Firefighting Foam
Republican plan to ban it far too narrow in scope, Democrats argue.
Jan 9th, 2020 by Danielle Kaeding
DNR Revising Permits to Protect Species
Would affect construction projects nearby or within habitats of rare or threatened species.
Jan 3rd, 2020 by Isiah Holmes
State Leads in Cutting Pollution Control
Funding decline of 36% from 2008-2018, biggest in U.S., Walker helped drive change.
Dec 8th, 2019 by Danielle Kaeding
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
The River War in River Hills
Old Milwaukee family sues Village Board and state DNR over environmental damage.
Nov 17th, 2019 by Michael Horne
Mercury in Great Lakes Trout Persists
Though waters cleaner, invasive species have forced trout to eat food with higher mercury concentrations.
Nov 5th, 2019 by Rich Kremer
Few Local Water Systems Test for PFAS
DNR says 2 of 125 treatment plants in state submitted results for toxic PFAS chemicals.
Oct 30th, 2019 by Danielle Kaeding
Polluted Wells Issue is Urgent, Legislator Says
Rep. Shankland, member of Water Quality Task Force, says state funding needed to help families.
Oct 26th, 2019 by Rob Mentzer
DNR Finds 120 New Waters Impaired
Still, that’s half the number listed as impaired two years ago.
Oct 17th, 2019 by Danielle Kaeding
Behind Wisconsin’s Abandoned High Speed Rail
Former Gov. Tommy Thompson laid groundwork for the project that Gov. Scott Walker killed.
Oct 9th, 2019 by Bridgit Bowden and Shawn Johnson
DNR Releases PFAS Contamination Data
PFAS chemicals have been linked to a multitude of health problems
Oct 8th, 2019 by Erik Gunn
DNR to Back Pro-Climate Policies
Unlike the previous administration, Evers Administration pledges to address climate change.
Oct 1st, 2019 by Isiah Holmes
Evers Expands Effort Against “Forever” Chemicals
Directs DNR to create standards for drinking, surface water on PFAS chemicals.
Aug 29th, 2019 by Danielle Kaeding
Flip-Flop on Mine Threatens State Waters
Why the sudden change to approve copper-zinc mine? Will it pollute Lake Michigan?
Aug 20th, 2019 by Bruce Murphy
Study Warns Asian Carp Could Thrive
Invasive fish could survive throughout Lake Michigan if introduced here, new research finds.
Aug 12th, 2019 by Danielle Kaeding
The Cleanup Of Solvay Coke Site
We Energies is leading $15.9 million cleanup. No tour of site allowed.
Jul 24th, 2019 by Jeramey Jannene
DNR Wants Local Tests for PFAS
Asks 125 wastewater treatment plants to test for chemicals linked to health problems.
Jul 23rd, 2019 by Danielle Kaeding
New DNR Staff Will Probe Pollution
Added scientists will look at impact of “forever chemicals” contamination by Tyco company.
Jul 15th, 2019 by Danielle Kaeding
Sas-Pérez Appointed to City Plan Commission
Mayor appoints south side leader to design and zoning oversight board.
Jun 25th, 2019 by Jeramey Jannene
What Makes A Lake Healthy?
Algal blooms, invasive species and shoreline development disrupt the healthy balance of lakes.
Jun 21st, 2019 by Will Cushman
Save the Yellow Perch!
Perch count way down in Lake Michigan. Strong leadership needed to protect state waters.
Jun 17th, 2019 by John Torinus
Great Lakes Leaders To Target Asian Carp
Region’s governors, Canadian premiers meet next month about preventing carp invasion.
Jun 15th, 2019 by Danielle Kaeding
Coal Ash Pollutes Midwest States
Most sites pollute groundwater; 6 are in Wisconsin, including We Energy’s Oak Creek plant.
Jun 5th, 2019 by Andrew Blok
