Environment

Superior Silica Sands Emerges From Bankruptcy, Complies In Chippewa County

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A frac sand company in Wisconsin has re-emerged from bankruptcy and has brought its Chippewa County mine back into compliance with state and local regulations.

Series: Renewable Energy In Wisconsin

5 UW System Campuses Phasing Out Coal In 2020

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Rich Kremer

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Five campuses in the University of Wisconsin System using coal as a heat source will transition to a combination of natural gas and heating oil in 2020.

Series: Extreme Precipitation And Wisconsin's Climate

As Spring River Flooding Nears, Wisconsin Communities Deal With High Groundwater

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Hope Kirwan

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Water levels on Wisconsin's rivers and lakes are starting to rise due to snow melt. But officials from the state Department of Natural Resources warn groundwater levels in the state are already at or near record highs.

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.

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: Climate Science And Wisconsin

With Lake Ice Dwindling In Winter, What Does That Mean For Frozen Fun?

Natalie Guyette

Wisconsin Public Radio

In a place with long winters like Wisconsin, people tend to make use of one of its most visible seasonal resources: ice.

Series: Renewable Energy In Wisconsin

Wisconsin Tribes Strive For Independence From Outside Energy Companies

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Miranda Suarez

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Native American tribes in Wisconsin are working to generate more of their energy from renewable sources — and become independent of outside energy companies in the process.

Series: Renewable Energy In Wisconsin

Wisconsin's Second-Largest Solar Farm Planned In Kenosha County

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Corrinne Hess

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A massive solar farm is being planned in western Kenosha County that developers say could produce enough renewable energy to power 55,000 Wisconsin homes per year.

Series: Drinking Water Quality

DNR Directs Johnson Controls To Expand Drinking Water Sampling For PFAS

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Danielle Kaeding

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The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is directing a Marinette manufacturer of firefighting foam to expand its investigation of drinking water that might be contaminated by so-called forever chemicals known as PFAS.