Stories tagged: "wisconsin environment"

Natural Resources Bird banding
Natural Resources Field Trips From the Natural Resources Foundation Show Off Wisconsin From All Angles

Group started as a defense against state budget cuts and now regularly fills up more than 200 opportunities to see fields, forests, creeks, and critters.

Susan Lampert Smith Susan Lampert Smith May 2, 2022 10:31 pm CDT
Environment Image courtesy of the American Birkebeiner Ski Foundation
Environment New Deal Ensures Conservation of Northwoods and Future of Birkie Ski Race

Telemark Forest Preserve will continue to serve as a race backdrop and provide “low-impact” recreation opportunities while protecting the Namekagon watershed and nearby habitat.

Keya Vakil Keya Vakil April 25, 2022 3:38 pm CDT
Environment Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers (Photo by KEREM YUCEL/AFP via Getty Images)
Environment Critics Say I-94 Expansion in Milwaukee Puts Evers’ Administration at Odds With Biden—and Itself

The governor's climate change task force pointed to the historically detrimental effects of urban freeways and ports on communities of color in a 2020 report. But his administration is pressing ahead anyway.

Jonathon Sadowski Jonathon Sadowski March 19, 2021 4:24 pm CDT
Climate 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)
Climate New Climate Change Report Suggests State Office for Environmental Injustices and Green Job Training

The 120-page report was released Wednesday by Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes.

Jessica VanEgeren Jessica VanEgeren December 9, 2020 4:23 pm CST
Environment 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

Stop contributing to the problem, and plan ahead for the impacts that are now our new normal.

Julian Emerson Julian Emerson September 21, 2020 1:17 pm CDT

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(Illustration by Morgaine Ford-Workman) Elections Governor Candidate Adds Another Republican Threat to Kill Bipartisan Election Oversight
Walker Prehn LeMahieu Politics Smoking Gun Discovered as Former Gov. Walker and Allies Conspired to Seize Control of Natural Resources Board
Bad River Flood Aerial Environment The People Most Harmed by Climate Change Are Often Ignored. Biden and Evers Are Changing That.
Tiffany Dryden FeatureImage Politics Tiffany Takes Another Vote Against Ukraine—Says ‘I Don’t Know How I Would Have Voted’ on Helping Allies Against Nazi Invasion
Elections Former Vice President Joe Biden has upgraded his plans to fight climate change in Wisconsin and elsewhere.
Elections WI Environmental Advocates Turn to Local Govts. for Action in the Age of Trump

Biden has beefed up his proposals to add green jobs, and help diverse communities benefit from addressing climate change in Wisconsin.

Julian Emerson Julian Emerson September 18, 2020 12:05 pm CDT
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Natural Resources Head of WI Climate Change Task Force Sums Up Trump Record: Disastrous

‘No Time to Lose: A Wisconsin Family Meeting on Climate’ reviews nearly four years of denial and deregulation.

Julian Emerson Julian Emerson September 17, 2020 12:22 pm CDT