Stories tagged: "public health"

Natural Resources Joel Charles and his son
Natural Resources Watch: WI Physician Sounds the Alarm That ‘Climate Crisis Is a Public Health Emergency’

Dr. Joel Charles sees the human toll as a changing climate increases the impact of extreme weather.

September 16, 2020 8:24 pm CDT
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Coronavirus COVID-19 Tracing Getting Harder in Wisconsin Because People Lie About Their Contacts

Lack of information and the growing volume of cases make it more challenging to contain coronavirus.

August 13, 2020 5:00 pm CDT
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Coronavirus Wisconsin Hits 1,117 New COVID Cases in One Day

State records its first +1,000 case day, 13 more deaths, 65 new hospitalizations from the coronavirus outbreak

July 21, 2020 3:20 pm CDT
Coronavirus A nasal swab is conducted at a mobile COVID-19 test sites to check for coronavirus
Coronavirus WI COVID-19 Daily Record Smashed for a Third Day

Explosion of cases may continue unless people return to earlier safeguards.

July 11, 2020 4:47 pm CDT
Education Wisconsin Has Roughly 6,900 Substitute Teachers. It's Not Enough During COVID, Say Officials
Education Trump’s Rush to Resume Classes Is ‘Reprehensible,’ Educators Say

Teachers say they know bullying when they see it, as President, DeVos, Tiffany and others attack public schools.

July 10, 2020 11:29 am CDT

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Empty classroom Coronavirus More In-Person Classes Canceled as Record COVID-19 Surge Hits Wisconsin
Melissa Gavin of Cross Plains talks about how flood waters reached and damaged her house in 2018. Gavin attributes the flooding to climate change. (Photo © Andy Manis) Environment 2018 Flood Pushes Wisconsin Village to Tackle Changing Climate
Carl Fields, program manager at the Racine Hospitality Center and Racine-Kenosha organizer for the organization Ex-incarcerated People Organizing, sits Friday at Monument Square in downtown Racine. Fields was released from prison in 2016 but will be on extended supervision until 2033, meaning he won’t be able to cast a ballot until the 2034 midterm elections. (Photo by Pat A. Robinson) Voting Wisconsin Law Prevents 50,000 Citizens From Voting
(Photo provided) Jobs Cabinet Secretary Resigns Over Ongoing Unemployment Backlog
Coronavirus Wisconsin is seeking federal approval to offer enhanced unemployment benefits to assist the many state residents struggling financially as the coronavirus pandemic continues.
Coronavirus Evers: Statewide Mask Order Unlikely

Dane County adds requirement as Wisconsin tops 800 dead.

July 7, 2020 4:16 pm CDT
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Coronavirus Add CDC Videos to Your Quarantine Viewing List

Dozens of individual nuggets of information about coronavirus As the coronavirus pandemic has swept across the world, the United States, and Wisconsin, all of us have many questions about the virus that has disrupted people’s lives in more ways than we can count. Thankfully for us, we live in a world where information is as...

July 3, 2020 1:21 pm CDT