How bad are the Supreme Court rulings?
July 8, 2024
"This Court is setting out at the beginning, not the end, of a project to dismantle federal administrative law. And federal administrative law is something that even law students think of it as a boring area of law, but it's in its boringness that its power actually lies, because it sounds so benign and boring to talk about, but it touches every aspect of American life."…
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Science Moms
June 2, 2024
"I would like for my kids to look back on the 2020s as the time that we turned the corner on climate change, just like we look back on the 1970s for air quality in the 1980s, for the ozone hole. The solutions are out there."…
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3 Cheers for Climate Beer!
May 10, 2024
Kernza, the world's first perennial grain crop, could be a game changer when it comes to sustainable food production and using our land to help fight climate change. But the big question: does it make a good beer?…
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No Mow May: Does it work?
April 28, 2024
In this episode, Amy walks through a typical Wisconsin yard with pollinator expert Elizabeth Braatz.…
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Truth About Natural Gas
March 8, 2024
"Replacing coal with gas isn't going to get us anywhere close to where we need to be. These things are locked in."…
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Last Line of Defense: Battle Over Wisconsin Gas Plant Intensifies
January 23, 2024
"We're the last line of defense to protect our, our, our sacred spaces, our water, our air."…
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A Toast to 1939
December 20, 2023
1939 — It’s the year researchers at the University of Wisconsin developed a hearty red corn that could tolerate Wisconsin winters and feed…
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Fallout of ‘Forever Chemicals’
November 14, 2023
Some states have found PFAS tainting their milk and meat and contaminating crops. What are the health consequences of population-wide exposure to these toxic chemicals?…
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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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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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