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Posted inFeatured, Latest News, News, PFAS, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Wisconsin

Wisconsin is still sitting on $125 million for PFAS cleanup

by Wisconsin Watch February 10, 2025

Gov. Tony Evers is proposing more funding to clean up the persistent chemicals, while offering farmers more protections.

Posted inFeatured, Latest News, News, Region, Wisconsin

An ecosystem engineer’s vision: mock beaver dams to restore Wisconsin wetlands

by Wisconsin Watch January 24, 2025November 8, 2025
Posted inAgriculture, Featured, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, News, Region, Wisconsin

How many manure spills is too many? St. Croix County residents scrutinize big farm’s new owner

by Wisconsin Watch August 6, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inFeatured, Forever Chemicals Featured, Latest News, News, PFAS, Policy, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Wisconsin

Efforts to thwart regulation of PFAS polluters move down parallel tracks

by Wisconsin Watch March 13, 2024
Posted inGuest Article, Latest News, Milwaukee, News, Region, Wisconsin

Milwaukee residents fear more flooding due to planned I-94 expansion

by Wisconsin Watch August 14, 2023November 8, 2025
Posted inAlgae Blooms, Featured, Guest Article, Indiana, Latest News, Michigan, News, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology, Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Wisconsin

Testing the waters: How groups monitor toxic algae in the absence of state testing

by Wisconsin Watch September 15, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inFeatured, Forests and Plants, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Protect, Region, Science, Technology, Research, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Wisconsin

‘I had to speak up’: Two Northwoods friends push Wisconsin DNR to protect lakeshore forests

by Wisconsin Watch August 19, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inFeatured, Guest Article, History and Culture, Indigenous Communities, Industry, Energy, Economic Development, Latest News, News, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Tribal Governments and First Nations, Wisconsin

‘We’ve got to get gaming out of our blood’: Pandemic shock pushes Wisconsin tribes to diversify economy

by Wisconsin Watch April 7, 2022November 9, 2025
Posted inIndustry, Energy, Economic Development, Lake Michigan, Latest News, News, Region, Shipping and Ports, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Wisconsin

‘The water always wins’: Calls to protect shorelines as volatile Lake Michigan inflicts heavy toll

by Wisconsin Watch November 1, 2021November 9, 2025
Posted inDrinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Groundwater Contamination, Guest Article, Latest News, News, PFAS, Politics, Policy, Environmental Justice, Region, Water Quality and Restoration Efforts, Wisconsin

‘Something has to be done’: Living along Madison’s Starkweather Creek, one of Wisconsin’s most polluted waterways.

by Wisconsin Watch October 11, 2021November 9, 2025

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    What is the potential — and challenges — in developing offshore wind today in the Great Lakes?
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    This article was republished here with permission from Great Lakes Echo. By Samantha Ku, Great Lakes Echo A newly restored reef at… Read more: Lake Huron artificial reef restores fish spawning habitat

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