New Analysis: Data Center Water Consumption Will Be Far Higher Than Tech Companies Claim
November 4, 2025
When water use at power plants is accounted for, one AI data center could use more water than an entire Wisconsin city.…
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Offsite Water Use of Data Centers
November 3, 2025
Data centers require a lot of energy. If they use non-renewable sources, their indirect water use could rival that of entire Wisconsin cities.…
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Wisconsin foots the bill for coal’s last hurrah
November 2, 2025
Our electricity bills are about to get higher because the Trump Administration is forcing a Michigan coal power plant to needlessly stay open.…
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Nitrates & Health: Drinking Water in Wisconsin
October 30, 2025
Nitrates are Wisconsin’s most widespread groundwater contaminant, threatening the drinking water of over two-thirds of Wisconsinites who rely on groundwater as their primary source of drinking water.…
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Harmful Algal Blooms & Potential Human Health Harms
October 30, 2025
The prevalence of algal blooms has been exacerbated by human activities like land use changes, historic and current over-application and runoff of nutrients in agriculture, the introduction of certain aquatic invasive species into Wisconsin, and climate change. …
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Hazardous Air Pollutants & Environmental Justice in Wisconsin
October 30, 2025
Hazardous Air Pollutant (HAPs) can cancer or other serious health effects but there are currently no air quality standards for HAPs.…
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Fight to protect Wisconsin’s waterways and wetlands continues
October 30, 2025
What's next for Line 5 after the Army Corps of Engineers granted a federal permit for the pipeline reroute project.…
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New commercial building codes coming to Wisconsin
October 29, 2025
This updated code means new buildings will be more energy efficient, more affordable, more comfortable, and more durable. …
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The Milwaukee Way: Cultivating community and resilience through green infrastructure
October 26, 2025
To best understand the impacts of our green infrastructure work, we turn to the residents who have received green infrastructure installations, attended workshops, and helped spread knowledge to their neighbors.…
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Wisconsin’s Forbidden Fruit
October 22, 2025
The amazing story of one Wisconsin food that was banned, burned, disappeared from our plates – and the comeback that’s being helped along by solar farms.…
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