Category: Science: Under the Lens

It’s considered one of the most dangerous types of pollution in our environment.

Long pushed as a cleaner energy source, natural gas is no more natural than coal or oil, and continued reliance on this fossil fuel will mean disaster for our climate.

Wolves have been in the news with the controversial quota-setting process for Wisconsin’s wolf hunt. Clean Wisconsin Staff Scientist Paul Mathewson takes a look at the wolf population in our state.

One of the anticipated impacts of climate change in Wisconsin is an increase in extreme storms and subsequent flood events.

What we know about this emerging threat to our water and health.

What difference does 0.9°F make? It seems small, but when it comes to global warming, it is a pretty substantial difference.

Unfortunately, there has been a continued rise in environmental concentrations of PAHs over the past 40 years in the United States.

The infamous polar vortex of 2014 lowered temperatures all around Wisconsin, with temperatures in Stevens Point reaching as low as negative 26 degrees and brutal wind chills reaching negative 50 degrees.