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As Southeastern Wisconsin Grows, How Will Cities Source Water?

WisContext

Waukesha's agreement with Milwaukee reflects the challenges that southeastern Wisconsin, the state's most populous region, will face in supplying its population with clean drinking water over coming decades.

Series: Wisconsin's Rural-Urban Continuum

Series: Growing Rural Wisconsin's Economy

5 Crucial Differences Between Job Growth In Rural And Urban Wisconsin

Tessa Conroy

UW-Madison

When it comes to jobs in Wisconsin, there are unique differences between the urban communities of Milwaukee and Madison, with their legacy-industry manufacturing and government-education tandem, respectively, compared to agriculture-, manufacturing- and tourism-intensive rural counties.

Series: Hate In Wisconsin

9 Wisconsin Groups On Hate Trackers' Radar In 2017

Mukhtar Ibrahim

Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism

The Southern Poverty Law Center, which tracks "hate" groups nationwide, has identified nine such groups operating in Wisconsin.

Series: Hate In Wisconsin

Concerns Mount As Wisconsin Faces Wave Of Hate Incidents

Mukhtar Ibrahim

Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism

Experts who study hate and bias-related acts say recent anti-Semitic incidents in Wisconsin are part of a nationwide trend that has created tension in communities, schools and workplaces.

Series: Foxconn In Wisconsin

Wisconsin And Foxconn Sign An Incentives Package Contract

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Frederica Freyberg

PBS Wisconsin

After months of negotiation, Gov. Scott Walker and Foxconn Chairman Terry Gou signed an incentive package contract between the company and Wisconsin.

Series: The Flu And Wisconsin's Public Health

Health Officials: Get Your Flu Shot Early This Year

Gretchen Brown

Wisconsin Public Radio

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Rob Ferrett

Wisconsin Public Radio

Facing a severe influenza strain and an early peak, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services is urging Wisconsinites to get vaccinated early this year.

Series: The Opioid Epidemic In Wisconsin

The Volatile Mix Of Drugs At Work In The Opioid Crisis

Hayley Sperling

WisContext

The opioid crisis has encroached on arguably all levels of society across the United States, the federal government officially deemed it a public health emergency. An estimated 91 people die every day from an opioid overdose.

Wisconsin State Herbarium Meets A Pressing Research Need

Scott Gordon

WisContext

The plant life of Wisconsin does not lend itself to tidy categorization. The state is a place where multiple regions of North American flora converge, and where climate and human activity continue to reshape the landscape.

The Life And Times Of Wisconsin's Iconic Blue Book

Scott Gordon

WisContext

The state of Wisconsin's official "Blue Book" lived up to its moniker for a very long time.

Series: The Yahara Watershed

Series: Phosphorus In Wisconsin's Land And Water

Series: CAFOs, Manure And Water

How The Popularity Of Pizza Plays A Role In Water Quality

Jenny Seifert

UW-Madison

Eric Booth

UW-Madison

Chris Kucharik

UW-Madison

Phosphorus is a well-known culprit for water quality problems in Wisconsin, and an excess of this nutrient in soils impedes efforts to clean up lakes. Several groups of people play critical roles in reducing phosphorus pollution and improving lakes – farmers, policymakers and scientists, to name a few – but how does the "average" person fit in?