Stories tagged: "Clean Water"

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
Health City of Eau Claire utilities manager Lane Berg shows a piece of lead pipe, found in some drinking water service lines. The thin, dark inner ring is the part of the steel pipe coated in lead, which is hazardous to human health. The light-colored coating on the inner part of the pipe is lime the city uses to coat lead pipes to prevent the dangerous metal from leaching into drinking water. (Photo by Julian Emerson)
Health 2020 May Be the Real ‘Year of Clean Water’

Cities get more aggressive in removing lead pipes, legislators advance state plans to target water problems

February 12, 2020
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 Madison firefighters spray PFAS-free foam during a media demonstration last month. (Photo by Madison Fire Department)
Environment Fire Foam to Be Free of PFAS

Harmful chemicals removed, but GOP refuses to help ID more contaminated sites

January 21, 2020
Environment
Environment Water Group’s Wish List is Only a Drop in the Bucket

$10 million might pass this year, but total solutions easily pass $1 billion

January 12, 2020

New and Noteworthy

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The East Gallery at the Capitol in Madison houses the governor's office. (Photo by Jessica VanEgeren) Social Justice Evers Pardons Ex-Felons Who Turned Their Lives Around
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
Politics
Politics Water Task Force Submits Ideas, So Does Evers

Governor’s surprise list comes as legislators outline ways to attack contamination

January 9, 2020