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Milwaukee Common Council Bans Coal Tar Sealants

Wisconsin Public Radio

Wisconsin's largest city has banned the sale and use of coal-tar sealants with high levels of a potentially cancer-causing chemical compound.

Series: Wisconsin's Wolves

UW Study: DNR Underreported Wolf Poaching

Rich Kremer

Wisconsin Public Radio

A new study suggests the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has been underestimating the number of wolves killed illegally for years.

Series: Renewable Energy In Wisconsin

Solar Jobs Report Shows More Growth In Wisconsin

Chuck Quirmbach

Wisconsin Public Radio

A national study shows jobs in the solar power industry are increasing in most states – including Wisconsin.

Series: Disparities And Equity In Wisconsin

UW Study Highlights Racial Disparities In Cervical Cancer Treatment

Chris Malina

Wisconsin Public Radio

When it comes to receiving treatment for cervical cancer, many minority women are receiving poorer care than their white counterparts.

How To Help Preschoolers Understand Emotions

Sarah Hawks

UW-Extension

Preschoolers can go through so many different emotions during the day, happy one minute and frustrated the next. But parents can help their young children learn to manage and understand their emotions.

Series: Growing Rural Wisconsin's Economy

How Transportation Funding Looks From A Spring Valley Travel Center

Scott Gordon

WisContext

They're as familiar a part of America's car-oriented transportation infrastructure as the roads themselves: Highway travel centers with gas, commercial truck and RV parking, Wi-Fi, a convenience store and maybe an in-house fast-food joint or and other amenities.

Series: CAFOs, Manure And Water

$20M For Manure Digester Draws Interest, Questions

Chuck Quirmbach

Wisconsin Public Radio

Even with $20 million in public funds on offer to back a manure digester project, some in the energy and agriculture sectors say things remain murky.

Series: Growing Rural Wisconsin's Economy

The State's Transportation Shortfall Is Felt In Rural Western Wisconsin

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Andy Soth

PBS Wisconsin

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Tony Huppert and his family own TEAM Oil Travel Center in Spring Valley. As Gov. Scott Walker and key Republicans in the Wisconsin Legislature are split over transportation funding, rural areas find themselves in a difficult position when it comes to maintaining and repairing roads.

Series: Growing Cranberries In Wisconsin

Series: Wisconsin Ag And Global Trade

Amid A Boom, Wisconsin Cranberry Growers Look To Future Markets

Scott Gordon

WisContext

Wisconsin growers produced between 5.85 and 5.9 million barrels of cranberries in 2016, according the Wisconsin State Cranberry Growers Association. That harvest would come close to a record they set in 2013.

Series: Refugee Resettlement In Wisconsin

A Syrian Family Settles In Wisconsin, Just Before U.S. Refugee Pipeline Closes

Dee J. Hall

Wisconsin Watch

Rula and Abdul plied the narrow aisles of Madison's Istanbul Market on Tuesday, looking for spices and other staples, such as dried jute leaves, that are hard to find in their new country.