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Category: Wisconsin

Posted inFeatured, Fish, Birds and Animals, Lake Superior, Latest News, News, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Wisconsin

After a dramatic decline, lake trout have recovered in most of Lake Superior

by Wisconsin Public Radio November 22, 2024
Posted inEnergy, Featured, Industry, Latest News, Michigan, News, Policy, Politics, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Wisconsin

Environmentalists, Industry Divided Over Energy Permitting Bill

by Sean Ericson, Great Lakes Now November 15, 2024
Posted inClimate, Culture, Latest News, News, Recreation and Tourism, Region, Science, Technology & Research, Tourism, Wisconsin

Pressed for powder, study finds ski areas are relying more on snowmaking

by Wisconsin Public Radio November 14, 2024
Posted inEquity and Environmental Justice, Industry, Lake Superior, Latest News, Michigan, News, Ontario, Politics, Region, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Wisconsin

Public hearing draws on big questions about Upper Peninsula copper mining

by Interlochen Public Radio November 5, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inDrinking Water, Featured, Groundwater Contamination, Infrastructure, Latest News, Lead, Michigan, News, PFAS, Politics, Region, Research, Data and Technology, Science, Technology & Research, Water Quality, Wisconsin

Students at Michigan State and Wisconsin win EPA funding for environmental health innovations

by Great Lakes Echo November 5, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inDrinking Water, Equity and Environmental Justice, Groundwater Contamination, Latest News, Lead, News, Politics, Region, Water Quality, Wisconsin

Wisconsin communities receive $273M for drinking water projects

by Wisconsin Public Radio November 4, 2024
Posted inClimate, Latest News, News, Policy, Politics, Region, Science, Technology & Research, The States, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Wisconsin

Climate change isn’t a top issue in this election. Some Wisconsin voters say it should be.

by Wisconsin Public Radio October 24, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inForests and Plants, Latest News, News, Politics, Region, Science, Technology & Research, U.S. and Canadian Federal Governments, Wisconsin

Environmental groups and industry at odds over plan to conserve old-growth forests

by Wisconsin Public Radio October 14, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inLatest News, News, Region, Wisconsin

Wisconsin towns are trying to limit CAFO growth. Big Dairy is fighting back.

by Investigate Midwest October 10, 2024November 8, 2025
Posted inBudget, Featured, Illinois, Industry, Infrastructure, Latest News, Minnesota, News, Ohio, Politics, Region, Water Quality, Wisconsin

Midwest States Struggle to Fund Dam Safety Projects, Even as Federal Aid Hits Historic Highs

by Inside Climate News October 4, 2024

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Latest News

  • 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.
  • Going to the beach? Check the water quality
    Nearly half of Great Lakes beachgoers rarely or never check water quality before swimming, according to a new study by researchers at Toronto Metropolitan University.

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