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Halfway Home: Partners Mark Decade Of Progress To Clean Up St. Louis River

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Danielle Kaeding
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Federal, state, local and tribal partners are roughly halfway to their goal of cleaning up one of the largest polluted hotspots on the Great Lakes. The St. Louis River is one of 43 sites listed under the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement as an area of concern.
Series: Renewable Energy In Wisconsin

Milwaukee Officials Announce Plans For City's Largest Solar Energy System

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Alana Watson
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Milwaukee city officials announced plans to build the largest solar energy system in the city's history. The 8-acre project will be located close to General Mitchell International Airport.

The Traditions And Transformation Of Maple Sugaring

Will Cushman
WisContext
No matter how methods have changed over the ages, a lot of time and energy go into transforming the springtime sap flows of maple trees into sweet, sugary syrup.
Series: Wisconsin's 21st-Century Workforce
Series: Disparities And Equity In Wisconsin

Milwaukee's Black Women Business Owners Building On Pockets Of Success

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Corrinne Hess
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It's a busy afternoon at Sherman Phoenix on Milwaukee's north side. The 30 restaurants and small shops at the business incubator are nearly all owned by African Americans. Many of the owners are women.
Series: The Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 And Wisconsin: March 2020

Wisconsin Prepares Testing, Response For Novel Coronavirus

Will Kenneally
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Wisconsin is prepared to test up to hundreds of potential COVID-19 cases with new test kits from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Series: Drinking Water Quality
Series: Waukesha And Lake Michigan Water

Research Finds Rising Radium Levels In Wisconsin Groundwater

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Danielle Kaeding
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Researchers with UW-Madison and others analyzed groundwater data collected by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources from 2000 to 2018. They found radium levels were trending upward in wells drawing from a regional aquifer underlying the southern two-thirds of the state.
Series: Homelessness Around Wisconsin

Home, Health Go Hand In Hand, According To Policy Group's Report

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Shamane Mills
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Within the health care system, there’s increasing recognition of the role that housing plays in health. Hospitals, insurers and government officials around the country are taking steps to fix health issues that have links to poor housing.
Series: Wisconsin Ag And Global Trade

With Less Cashflow For Farms, Worries Rise Over Financial Resilience

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Hope Kirwan
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As the U.S. Department of Agriculture forecasts a slight decline in farm income in 2020, Wisconsin agriculture experts continue to worry about the financial resilience of the state's farms.
Series: The Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 And Wisconsin: March 2020

Testing For Novel Coronavirus To Be Done In Madison, Milwaukee

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Miranda Suarez
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Two labs in Wisconsin can now test for the novel coronavirus locally instead of sending samples to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for testing in Atlanta.
Series: The Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 And Wisconsin: February 2020

How The State Of Wisconsin Is Preparing For The Spread Of COVID-19

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Frederica Freyberg
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The Center for Disease Control and Prevention has declared that the novel coronavirus has the potential to spread more widely in the U.S. Wisconsin Department of Health Services deputy administrator Chuck Warzecha discusses what the state is doing to prepare for an outbreak.