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Environment 6 Easy-to-Grow Native Wisconsin Plants to Add to Your Garden

No green thumb required for these beautiful, pollinator-friendly plants!

Fiona Hatch Fiona Hatch August 25, 2023 12:49 pm CDT
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Climate A Current You’ve (Probably) Never Heard Of Could Change Wisconsin’s Climate Forever

Here’s what you need to know. 

Fiona Hatch Fiona Hatch August 9, 2023 3:57 pm CDT
Elections Supreme Court Hands Evers Another Defeat
Elections ‘That’s Just Bulls**t’: Evers Gets Frank, Defends His Record, and Predicts the Outcome of Wisconsin’s Midterms

Appearing on the popular “Pod Save America” podcast Tuesday, Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers held nothing back as he discussed the 1849 abortion ban, a booming work force, funding schools, and why Tim Michels is simply trying to "out-MAGA" other Republicans.

Christina Lorey Christina Lorey September 21, 2022 1:11 pm CDT
Natural Resources President Joe Biden signs the Democrats' landmark climate change and health care bill in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022, as from left, Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y., House Majority Whip Rep. James Clyburn, D-S.C., Rep. Frank Pallone, D-N.J., and Rep. Kathy Castor, D-Fla., watch. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Natural Resources Poll: Nearly 2 Out of 3 Wisconsin Voters Support Climate Action in Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act

Closing tax loopholes to produce more renewable energy and put fewer pollutants in the atmosphere enjoys support from 68% of independents and 41% of Republicans.

Pat Kreitlow Pat Kreitlow September 1, 2022 6:01 am CDT
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Agriculture If You Give a Class a Calf: Registration Now Open for Wisconsin’s ‘Adopt a Cow’ Program

Classrooms can follow the life of a calf through its first year on a Wisconsin dairy farm. Looking for a classroom pet? How about a 100-pound dairy calf–No cage or cleanup required?! Now through Sept. 15, teachers can register for “Adopt a Cow,” a free, year-long experience that allows classrooms to follow a calf through...

Christina Lorey Christina Lorey August 16, 2022 7:46 pm CDT

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Climate activists rally in front of the White House at Lafayette Square to demand that President Joe Biden declare a climate emergency and move the country rapidly away from fossil fuels, July 4, 2023, in Washington. After being thwarted by Congress, Biden will use his executive authority to create a New Deal-style American Climate Corps that will serve as a major green jobs training program. (AP Photo/Yuri Gripas, File) Climate Biden Launches ‘American Climate Corps’ Program to Create 20,000 Jobs
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Natural Resources DNR Retirees and ‘Citizen Scientists’ Help Wisconsin Species to Survive and Thrive

Opportunities abound for help monitoring everything from birds and bees to turtles and toads. There’s also a new lake that someone will get to name.

Susan Lampert Smith Susan Lampert Smith August 11, 2022 2:21 pm CDT
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Our Wisconsin Yes, Do Go Chasing Waterfalls—At Least the Ones You’ll Find on This Wisconsin List

The rivers and the lakes that you’re used to might not have the wow factor of these little bits of natural horsepower.

Christina Lorey Christina Lorey July 15, 2022 9:14 am CDT