Science

Untangling The Science Of Smell In The Debate Over Livestock Siting Rules

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The state is moving forward with its process to revisit some of the regulations that govern Wisconsin's livestock siting rules. With the smell of large-scale farms a source of debate, Iowa State University agriculture and biosystems engineering professor Jacek Kozel discusses the science of smell.

Series: Health In Rural Wisconsin

CDC: Leading Causes Of Preventable Death Impact Rural Residents More

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Shamane Mills

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A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study underscores a longstanding problem in Wisconsin: Rural residents are more likely to die from preventable causes like cancer and heart disease.

Series: Wisconsin's Wolves

As Wolves Recover, Calls In Wisconsin To End Endangered Species Listing Grow

Rich Kremer

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Nearly 60 years after gray wolves were considered extinct in Wisconsin, the population has rebounded dramatically. But the conservation success story has turned into a nuisance for hunters, farmers and others whose animals are increasingly encountering wolves.

Series: Chronic Wasting Disease In Wisconsin's Deer

How Could CWD Impact Wisconsin's Elk Population?

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Rachael Vasquez

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With Wisconsin's wild elk population numbering only in the hundreds, wildlife managers are keeping tabs on the threat chronic wasting disease may pose to the animal. WisContext associate editor Will Cushman discusses work to reintroduce elk in the state and assess its risk to CWD.

Series: Chronic Wasting Disease In Wisconsin's Deer

Why Wisconsin Deer Hunters Do Or Don't Test For Chronic Wasting Disease

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Zac Schultz

PBS Wisconsin

Frederica Freyberg

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The 2019 gun deer season marks the 18th since the discovery of chronic wasting disease in Wisconsin's herd. Four hunters explain why they do and do not get their harvest tested for CWD. Meanwhile, researchers are using a depopulated deer farm to investigate how the disease is spread.

Series: CAFOs, Manure And Water

Public Health Group Questions CAFOs' Impacts As More Counties Halt Expansion

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Hope Kirwan

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The American Public Health Association is calling on federal, state and local governments to halt approval of large livestock farms until more is known about their impacts to public health.

Series: Wisconsin's Bats And White-Nose Syndrome

What's The Status Of Wisconsin's Bats And White-Nose Syndrome?

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Rachael Vasquez

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In North America, bat populations continue to suffer from a fatal disease called white-nose syndrome, which was first spotted in Wisconsin five years ago. WisContext associate editor Will Cushman discusses how the state's bats have been affected by this disease.

How Children's Hospital Of Wisconsin Helped Crack The Vaping Lung Disease Case

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Rob Ferrett

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A lung illness public health officials have linked with vaping and e-cigarettes has gotten international attention and led to new scrutiny of their health effects. Children's Hospital of Wisconsin pulmonologist Dr. Louella Amos discusses how physicians uncovered the cause.

Series: Extreme Precipitation And Wisconsin's Climate

The Role Of Wetlands As Wisconsin Deals With More Flooding

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Rob Ferrett

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As Wisconsin braces for climate change and a future with more flooding, a conservationist discusses the role that wetlands can play.

Series: Challenges To Wisconsin's Rural Schools

Noon Wednesday: Where's The Internet Disconnect?

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Marisa Wojcik

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About one in six households across Wisconsin lack an internet connection, creating digital inequities that impact students and communities as a whole. Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction broadband consultant Bill Herman discusses these gaps and where schools are finding solutions.