Articles by Kristian Knutsen

Series: Extreme Precipitation And Wisconsin's Climate

10 Ways Wisconsin's Wet Summer Of 2017 Continued To Touch The State

Hayley Sperling
WisContext
Kristian Knutsen
WisContext
Friday, October 20, 2017 - 3:25pm
With the summer of 2017 in the record books, many parts of Wisconsin are still feeling the impact of the season's wet weather.
Series: Gerrymandering, Wisconsin And The Courts

The Overlapping Lines In The Wisconsin Redistricting Lawsuit

Kristian Knutsen
WisContext
Audio: 
Kate Archer Kent
Wisconsin Public Radio
Friday, October 6, 2017 - 1:45pm
Where Wisconsin's voters live and which political parties they support is at the heart of a major lawsuit before the U.S. Supreme Court.
Series: Extreme Precipitation And Wisconsin's Climate

Learning From A Flood Of The Past To Prepare For The Future

Kristian Knutsen
WisContext
Audio: 
Rob Ferrett
Wisconsin Public Radio
Monday, October 2, 2017 - 4:00pm
What would happen if a devastating rainstorm that hits an area and causes damaging floods instead struck somewhere else?
Series: Foxconn In Wisconsin

Weighing the Environmental Risks Of Electronics Fabrication In Wisconsin

Kristian Knutsen
WisContext
Audio: 
Judith Siers-Poisson
Wisconsin Public Radio
Wednesday, September 13, 2017 - 3:05pm
When it comes to the environmental impact of manufacturing electronics, there is an essential distinction between fabrication and assembly.
Series: Foxconn In Wisconsin

The Connection Between Foxconn and Lake Michigan's Water

Kristian Knutsen
WisContext
Audio: 
Rob Ferrett
Wisconsin Public Radio
Friday, August 25, 2017 - 4:30pm
Fresh water is an increasingly precious necessity around the planet, and Wisconsin has better access to it than most places.
Series: Drinking Water Quality

Lead Pipe Replacement Costs Are An Ongoing Issue For Wisconsin's Local Governments

Kristian Knutsen
WisContext
Audio: 
Veronica Rueckert
Wisconsin Public Radio
Thursday, July 27, 2017 - 12:40pm
Local governments across Wisconsin face an open question of how they'll pay for ongoing lead pipe replacement efforts.
Series: Extreme Precipitation And Wisconsin's Climate

10 Things To Know About Wisconsin's Wet Summer In 2017

Kristian Knutsen
WisContext
Scott Gordon
WisContext
Tuesday, July 18, 2017 - 4:30pm
Between January and June 2017, more than 20 inches of rain fell in Wisconsin, enough to make the first-half of the year the second wettest on record.

Wisconsin And The Extinction Of The Passenger Pigeon

Kristian Knutsen
WisContext
Video: 
University Place
PBS Wisconsin
Tuesday, July 11, 2017 - 12:45pm
An avian blizzard in central Wisconsin in 1871 made for a spectacle the likes of which would never be seen again.
Series: Wisconsin's Rural-Urban Continuum

The Multiple Ways Of Identifying Rural Wisconsin

Kristian Knutsen
WisContext
Video: 
Frederica Freyberg
PBS Wisconsin
Wednesday, July 5, 2017 - 11:35am
While differences between rural and urban parts of the U.S. may be vast in many places, drawing those geographic distinctions is not always simple.
Series: Elizabethkingia In Wisconsin

Exploring How The Common Elizabethkingia Bacteria Can Turn Deadly

Kristian Knutsen
WisContext
Audio: 
Rob Ferrett
Wisconsin Public Radio
Thursday, June 8, 2017 - 10:45am
An international group of geneticists, epidemiologists and public health researchers based in Australia, France and the U.S. teamed up to study a pathogen after it caused a small but deadly outbreak of illnesses in Wisconsin.