Shut down Line 5 — it’s too risky A history of...
Enbridge’s Line 5 oil pipeline is too risky to keep operating and now the State of Wisconsin can permanently shut it down. (The Line...
More Wisconsin properties at risk of flooding than FEMA estimates, report...
There are currently 273,400 properties in Wisconsin that have a substantial risk of flooding, according to a new report from the First Street Foundation,...
Lt. Gov. Barnes’ first climate change conversation drew 200 Wisconsinites
Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes reported that the first of five planned listening sessions of the Governor’s Task Force on Climate Change drew in more...
Wisconsin must adapt, warn Climate Task Force members Lt. Gov. Barnes...
Although climate change might not be the first thing on the minds of many Wisconsinites, it remains a top priority for state officials. The...
Lt. Gov. Barnes: Wisconsin, it’s time to talk climate change
Next week the Governor’s Task Force on Climate Change will hold two listening sessions — virtually — to hear how Wisconsinites are being affected...
State parks continue to surge in visitor capacity
As restrictions ease, scores of visitors continue to pour into Wisconsin state parks and other state lands. On June 10, state campgrounds reopened with...
Frank Lloyd Wright’s school will survive — but not at Taliesin
Declared dead after 88 years in January, Frank Lloyd Wright’s School of Architecture at Taliesin will continue after all — although at a new...
Camp sites reopen, social distancing continues at state parks
On June 10, campgrounds reopened on state lands, with special conditions to ensure the continued safety of visitors and staff. The Department of Natural...
Virtual meeting to discuss Enbridge Line 5 reroute
On July 1, the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will hold a virtual public hearing related to the Enbridge Energy application to re-route its...
DNR declares it will resume scrutiny of high-capacity wells
After four years in which environmental advocates say the state Department of Natural Resources was left powerless to regulate high-capacity wells, the agency will...