High water in Great Lakes spells trouble for endangered bird
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — High water in the Great Lakes may spell trouble for the piping plover, an endangered bird that builds its nests on shorelines. Water levels have…
Great Lakes water levels surge, some record highs predicted
By JOHN FLESHER AP Environmental Writer TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Water levels are surging in the Great Lakes and likely will set records this summer, forecasters said Monday —…
Safety board urges updates to study after explosion
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The U.S. Chemical Safety Board wants federal regulators to re-examine a 1993 study on hydrofluoric acid after an explosion at a Superior oil refinery last year.…
Company will keep using toxic chemical at Wisconsin refinery
SUPERIOR, Wis. (AP) — Husky Energy says it will invest more than $400 million to rebuild its oil refinery in Superior, Wisconsin, and continue its use of a highly toxic…
Woman gets 3 years for sending meth to Red Cliff reservation
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A judge has sentenced a California woman to three years in prison for shipping methamphetamine to the Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa’s reservation in…
Great Lakes see ‘superior’ ice coverage, but it won’t last
DETROIT (AP) — As ice coverage goes, it’s Superior. The Detroit Free Press reports Lake Superior was 94 percent ice covered as of Friday, marking first time the largest of…
Fire guts Madeline Island fire station after overnight explosion
WAUSAU PILOT AND REVIEW TOWN OF LA POINTE, Wis. — An explosion early Wednesday morning leveled the building that housed Madeline Island’s only fire department and ambulance service. No one…
Access to ice caves at Apostle Islands unlikely this winter
CORNUCUPIA, Wis. (AP) — Despite all the ice on Lake Superior, visitors likely won’t be able to venture out to see the ice caves at Apostle Islands National Lakeshore in…
Enbridge delays Line 3 pipeline opening in Minnesota by year
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Enbridge Energy is delaying the startup of its planned Line 3 replacement crude oil pipeline through northern Minnesota by a year. The Canadian-based company said…
All aboard: WPR plans trip to Chequamegon Bay
Tickets are now on sale for Wisconsin Public Radio’s (WPR) three-day, two-night bus trip to Chequamegon Bay August 12-14. Included in the trip are two shows at the Lake Superior…
