Under the Lens: Mitigating bird and bat mortality at wind farms

Comparing the impact of wind turbines with other contributors to contributors to bird and bat mortality One of the main environmental concerns associated with wind energy is bird and bat collisions with wind turbines. Studies report that wind turbines kill 4-11 birds and 12-19 bats per megawatt capacity per year in the United States. The

Under the Lens: Hazardous Air Pollutants in Wisconsin

Over half of people of color in Wisconsin cities live within one mile of a facility that emits Hazardous Air Pollution.  By Paul Mathewson, Science Program Director, and Sausann Al Jawhar, Summer Science Research Intern.   Air pollution is a leading environmental threat to public health in the United States. The Clean Air Act requires

Under the Lens: Is Wisconsin seeing more heavy rain events?

One of the anticipated impacts of climate change in Wisconsin is an increase in extreme storms and subsequent flood events. Those of us in southern Wisconsin got a taste of this from the storm last August that dropped nearly of a foot rain in parts of Dane County, and many other areas of the state experienced similar heavy rain events. While it is impossible to definitively attribute a particular event to climate change, is there any evidence that we are already experiencing more heavy rain events?