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UW-Madison Researchers Study Coyotes In The City

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Steve Gotcher
Wisconsin Public Radio
Coyotes have moved into areas within the Madison city limits. What does that mean for human and canid coexistence?
Series: Tick-Borne Diseases In Wisconsin

Why The Invasive Longhorned Tick Has Potential To Reach Wisconsin

Mary Kate McCoy
Wisconsin Public Radio
An invasive tick species is swiftly making its way across the United States, the first to do so in about 50 years.

The Power of Computer Models To Inform Groundwater Disputes

Will Cushman
WisContext
In water-rich Wisconsin, the use of groundwater for municipal water systems and agricultural irrigation can lead to conflict.

When UW Arboretum Restoration Research Fired Up An Oscar-Winning Disney Doc

Thomas Straka
Clemson University
In the early 1950s, the Walt Disney Company moved beyond animated cartoons to nature films. It was at that point Madison became part of nature film history.
Series: Drinking Water Quality
Series: CAFOs, Manure And Water

Fast Facts: Well Contamination In Southwest Wisconsin

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Marisa Wojcik
PBS Wisconsin
A analysis released in January 2019 shows more than 40 percent of private wells in southwestern Wisconsin failed to meet drinking water standards. Meanwhile, rules implemented in the summer of 2018 attempt to curb groundwater contamination in other parts of the state.
Series: Renewable Energy In Wisconsin

Midwest Utilities Made Big Renewable Energy Moves In 2018

Dan Gearino
Inside Climate News
Even with all the evidence that renewable energy has become less expensive than fossil fuels, it doesn't seem real until utilities start to stake their futures on it.
Series: Civic Science In Wisconsin
Series: Wisconsin's Wolves

As Wolves Proliferate In Wisconsin, Volunteers Track Range And Numbers

Elizabeth Dohms-Harter
Wisconsin Public Radio
Volunteers are an integral part of helping the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources keep track of the state's gray wolf population, which has grown in size and range over the past several decades.
Series: Extreme Precipitation And Wisconsin's Climate
Series: Climate Science And Wisconsin

The Outsized Impact Small Streams Have On Lake Superior

Kaley Fech
Great Lakes Echo
Very little is known about the smallest tributaries that flow into Lake Superior.

12 Top WisContext Stories Of 2018

Kristian Knutsen
WisContext
WisContext 's in-depth looks at a variety of demographic, economic, environmental and policymaking issues in 2018 spanned the state.
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.