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Environment Speedy Deal for Big Farms Criticized

Senate GOP pauses bill as concerns mount about impact, loss of control

February 19, 2020
Environment The west entrance to the state Capitol building in Madison. The state Assembly meets in the west wing of the Capitol. (Photo by Jessica VanEgeren)
Environment Clean Water Bills Flow Smoothly Through Assembly

$10 million seen as a down payment to tackle a long list of problem areas

February 18, 2020
Environment The Fox River is reflected in the "River Monolith" sculpture along Green Bay's riverfront. (Photo by Jonathon Sadowski)
Environment How Green Bay Is Going Green

City launching efforts to fight climate change as federal and state efforts falter or go backwards

February 17, 2020
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Environment Bill Would Ease Factory Farm Oversight

Breaking: Already getting public hearing Thursday morning

February 13, 2020
Environment Lake Michigan is seen from Oak Creek's Bender Park. (Photo by Jonathon Sadowski)
Environment Midwest Senators Push for Renewal of Great Lakes Cleanup Package

Sen. Baldwin is a co-sponsor of the measure that passed the House this week

February 7, 2020

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Health Studies Abroad Cut Short by Outbreak
Registered nurses with UW Hospitals and Clinics are attempting to regain their union status that was taken from them with the passage of Act 10. The board denied that request Thursday. (Photo by Pat Kreitlow.) Health UW Hospital Rejects Nurses Union Again
Milwaukee Police Chief Alfonso Morales reads the names of the five victims of Wednesday's MolsonCoors shooting during a Thursday afternoon press conference. (Screenshot from WITI-TV) Safety Victims Named, Inaction on Guns Slammed
Politics Is Wisconsin Starting to ‘Feel the Bern’ Again?
Environment Charlene Warner, who lives south of Eau Claire, holds a water testing kit she urges residents to use to sample their well water for contaminants. The kits are available at county health departments across Wisconsin. (Photo by Julian Emerson)
Environment Wisconsin’s Water Woes Are Overwhelming

Citizen lobbyists seek solutions on a variety of crises

January 30, 2020
Environment Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Secretary Preston Cole discusses chronic wasting disease and management of the state’s deer herd at the Rock Creek Town Hall in Eau Claire County, Jan. 22, 2020 (Contributed photo)
Environment What’s Holding Up CWD Solutions in WI Deer Herd

DNR chief gets an earful about the need to rise above short-term interests

January 26, 2020