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Author Archives: Wisconsin Public Radio

Posted inScience, Technology & Research

UW-Milwaukee School of Freshwater Sciences receives $10M donation

by Wisconsin Public Radio May 25, 2026May 25, 2026
Posted inEnbridge Line 5 and Other Pipelines

Judge halts some work on Enbridge’s Line 5 reroute in northern Wisconsin

by Wisconsin Public Radio May 21, 2026May 22, 2026
Posted inPolitics

Why mining in Minnesota’s Boundary Waters matters to Wisconsin

by Wisconsin Public Radio May 8, 2026May 8, 2026
Posted inScience, Technology & Research

Nature is the classroom at this central Wisconsin elementary school

by Wisconsin Public Radio April 16, 2026April 16, 2026
Posted inPolitics

Forest Service workers in Wisconsin may have to move after reorganization, union leader says

by Wisconsin Public Radio April 8, 2026April 9, 2026
Posted inCulture

Shipwreck hunter discovers sunken 150-year-old luxury liner off the coast of Wisconsin

by Wisconsin Public Radio March 10, 2026March 10, 2026
Posted inFeatured

High PFAS levels in Wisconsin eaglets may reduce their ability to fend off illness

by Wisconsin Public Radio January 9, 2026January 9, 2026
Posted inFeatured, Groundwater Contamination, Latest News, News, PFAS, Region, Water Quality, Wisconsin

Sludge is used as fertilizer across Wisconsin. How much is tainted by PFAS?

by Wisconsin Public Radio November 3, 2025
Posted inFeatured, Latest News, News

Report says growing demand from data centers, industry could stress Great Lakes water

by Wisconsin Public Radio September 4, 2025
Posted inLatest News, News

Research pinpoints type of blue-green algae that may produce toxins in Lake Superior estuary

by Wisconsin Public Radio June 20, 2025

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  • Milwaukee Water Works reduces fluoride in drinking water by half due to shortage
    Utilities nationwide have seen supply challenges due to domestic constraints and the ongoing Iran War.
  • Illinois Governor signs landmark plastic pollution bill to protect Great Lakes
    Illinois is the first Great Lakes state to classify plastic pellets as a pollutant, a move advocates say helps keep millions of pellets out of the region’s waterways.
  • Seedling data shows Michigan forests under pressure from climate change, deer, disease
    For three decades, Michigan State University researchers have gone to Manistee National Forest to study seedlings to find out about the future of Michigan’s forests.

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