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Series: Renewable Energy In Wisconsin
Series: Growing Rural Wisconsin's Economy

The Rural Midwest Is Seeing Job Growth In Clean Energy

Dan Gearino
Inside Climate News
Wind turbines have become a familiar part of the landscape in the rural Midwest, and with them have come jobs, income for farmers and tax revenue for communities.
Series: Brown Marmorated Stink Bug

Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Strengthens Foothold Across Wisconsin

PJ Liesch
UW-Extension
As of late 2018, 27 counties across Wisconsin have confirmed reports of the brown marmorated stink bug and a handful of others have suspected sightings.
Series: Disparities And Equity In Wisconsin
Series: Health In Rural Wisconsin
Series: UW Applied Population Lab: Wisconsin's Demographics

Comparing Wisconsinites' Health In 2018, County By County

Malia Jones
UW Applied Population Lab
Health is strongly influenced by where people live.
Series: Foxconn In Wisconsin

What National Employment Trends Show About Foxconn Job Prospects In Wisconsin

Matthew Kures
UW-Madison
Questions surround the types of jobs Foxconn requires: What levels of educational attainment or skills are needed? What are typical wages for these types of occupations? Are these jobs susceptible to replacement through automation or computerization?
Series: Challenges To Wisconsin's Rural Schools
Series: UW Applied Population Lab: Wisconsin's Demographics

Shifts In Student Numbers Help Drive School Referendums Across Wisconsin

Sarah Kemp
UW Applied Population Lab
School referendums around Wisconsin have been steadily increasing in the 2010s, particularly years when a general election is held.

Bolstering Isle Royale Wolf Population Raises Questions About Ecological Balance

Mark Neuzil
University of St. Thomas
Eric Freedman
Michigan State University
Isle Royale's main draws are wilderness and wildlife, including beaver, otters, moose, martens and – for the moment – a very few wolves.
Series: Wisconsin's Diverse Waves Of Immigration

Latino Immigrant Workers At Midwestern Asian Restaurants Find Themselves Isolated, Underpaid

Belle Lin
Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism
Alexandra Arriaga
Chicago Sun-Times
In 2015, Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan sued three employment agencies in Chicago's Chinatown, and two Illinois restaurants that had used their services, for allegedly exploiting Latino immigrant workers in several states, including Wisconsin.
Series: The Yahara Watershed
Series: Extreme Precipitation And Wisconsin's Climate
Series: Climate Science And Wisconsin

What Could Happen The Next Time Madison Gets Hit By Extreme Rainfall

Daniel Wright
UW-Madison
While efforts after August 2018 storms focused on cleaning up and limiting flooding, Madison will need to address its vulnerability to extreme rainfall if it wants to prepare for the future.

When The Wisconsin River Flowed East

Eric C. Carson
Wisconsin Geological & Natural History Survey
People tend to see a river as an immutable part of the landscape. If we look a little deeper, however, we see evidence of rivers responding to changes in land and water uses, even changes in climate.

Investigating The Enigma Of Lingering Mercury In The U.P.

Eric Freedman
Great Lakes Echo
Mercury levels remain high in the lakes, rivers and fish of the western part of Michigan's Upper Peninsula despite a substantial decline in airborne mercury emissions over the past 30 years.