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Healthier Future for Wisconsin

Episode 57: Lily Hislop, Savanna Institute

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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Public Service Commission approves first new Wisconsin wind farm in 14 years

September 26, 2025

New Wisconsin wind and solar farms win approval from Public Service Commission.…

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Lambscaping! Why sheep are loving Wisconsin’s solar farms

August 11, 2025

Find out why livestock farmers in Wisconsin are getting excited about solar.…

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Utility aid: Helping communities do more

July 8, 2025

Supporters of Clean Wisconsin are probably familiar with many of the environmental benefits brought about by our transition to cleaner forms of energy. Fewer people know about the economic benefits clean energy projects offer to local governments.…

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Funding cuts will cost Wisconsin big

July 8, 2025

Less than a year into President Donald Trump’s second term, crucial programs meant to help uplift American communities around the country will soon be phased out.…

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Transmission lines are a-coming

July 8, 2025

How we use electricity, and how much of it we use, is changing. How we generate electricity is also changing. And that means changes are afoot for our electricity grid.…

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Cows, Tall Grass and Wind Turbines

June 30, 2025

Have you ever wondered what it’s like to stand next to a wind turbine? You're about to find out.…

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Wisconsin’s Class of 2025: The bright future of clean energy

June 2, 2025

What’s it going to take to make clean energy Wisconsin’s new normal? It helps to have a bunch of fresh-faced new college graduates ready to take on the world.…

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Surprising environmental impacts of solar in Wisconsin

May 12, 2025

Many farmers are choosing to integrate solar panels into their fields. Now a new analysis shows that decision can impact a lot more than energy costs and the climate.…

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Solar’s Hype Girl

April 30, 2025

Amy talks with self-proclaimed solar "hype girl," Elise Couillard from the Couillard Solar Foundation.…

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