MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican legislators are poised to vote on whether to recommend the state Senate confirm Democratic Gov. Tony Evers’ pick to lead the Department of Natural Resources.…
By Shereen Siewert 3M, which operates a plant on Wausau’s near west side, is ranked as the 67th worst polluter in the nation, according to an annual list compiled by…
By Shereen Siewert Citizens for a Clean Wausau, a local grassroots environmental group, will expand their environmental justice efforts thanks to a grant from the Center for Health, Environment and…
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Matthew Savoca, Stanford University (THE CONVERSATION) Plastic pollution in the world’s oceans has become…
Many old dumps contain useful materials. Whether they’re worth extracting depends on how we value other benefits such as preventing pollution and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. October 16, 2018 —…
By Rachel Leven/The Center for Public Integrity Engineer Jim Southerland was hired by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in 1971 to join the nascent war on air pollution. He came…
By TODD RICHMOND, Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican lawmakers tried to persuade a legislative committee Tuesday to approve a bill that would relax Wisconsin’s air pollution regulations, saying…
By TODD RICHMOND, Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin environmental officials have agreed to settle a dairy industry lawsuit alleging the agency is over-regulating large livestock farms. The Dairy…
By TODD RICHMOND, Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Scott Walker voted to ban copper and gold mining in Wisconsin two decades ago. Now he may be asked to…
