“Petty politics” over wolf hunt puts Wisconsin’s critical environmental protections at risk
September 29, 2023
“The legislature’s hardline insistence on an arbitrary number for the wolf population has resulted in the kind of petty politics Wisconsinites can’t stand. The committee’s vote is unfounded and unfair,” Kanter says.…
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Lessons and Traditions from Hmong American Farming in Wisconsin
September 26, 2023
Vue grew up in a mountain village in Laos, working the thin, fragile soil to grow rice and corn. In the 1970s, the…
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New Analysis: Proposed EPA power plant rules would save Wisconsin millions in healthcare-related costs
September 25, 2023
Power plant rules recently proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will have dramatic health impacts here in Wisconsin, according to a new analysis from Clean Wisconsin.…
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Wisconsin’s Vanishing Bee
September 19, 2023
In this episode, we walk deep into the Wisconsin woods for the rarest of discoveries: a nest of endangered Rusty Patched Bumblebee queens.…
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Clean Wisconsin shares coal plant closure plan ahead of Alliant Energy rate case hearing
September 13, 2023
Alliant Energy could use available federal funding from the Inflation Reduction Act to finance closure of the Edgewater Unit 5 coal-fired power plant in Sheboygan, Wis., saving its ratepayers more than $168 million. That money could be reinvested in nearly 150 megawatts of clean, solar generation.…
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Aronia Berries in Wisconsin
September 9, 2023
Unlocking the Potential of a Remarkable Fruit Nestled among the picturesque rolling hills of southwestern Wisconsin, just outside Blanchardville, lies Barham Gardens. Kim…
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Clean Wisconsin, Wisconsin Farmers Union move to intervene in dangerous lawsuit targeting water protections
September 8, 2023
This week, Clean Wisconsin and the Wisconsin Farmers Union filed a motion to intervene in a lawsuit that threatens a critical state water protection program. The lawsuit seeks to undermine Wisconsin’s water pollution permitting program, which allows the DNR to oversee the way CAFOs manage animal waste.…
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Suppressing Solar? Alliant Energy, MG&E target home solar in rate plans
September 6, 2023
Net metering. It doesn’t sound that exciting, but it’s actually one of the biggest incentives for families and small businesses to go solar. When your rooftop panels produce more energy than you can use, that energy goes into the grid, and your utility credits you for it. Now, MG&E and Alliant Energy are taking aim at that net metering incentive. Both are seeking approval from the Public Service Commission to drastically change the way they treat customers who install solar panels.…
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Cows in the Woods: What it Takes to Create a Silvopasture
September 1, 2023
Silvopasture is the practice of integrating trees & forage plants into livestock pastures. Keeping the farmland covered with perennial plants and trees holds…
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Tainted Water: Dairy lobby sues Wisconsin over water protections
August 24, 2023
Beach closures, fish kills, green lakes. They are unfortunate signs of summer in Wisconsin. A big reason: untreated animal waste. Large dairies can…
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