Leaded Skies: A Small Town’s Fight Against Leaded Aviation Fuel
February 17, 2025
It this episode, Amy talks with a small town Wisconsin lawmaker who is leading her community’s charge to get the lead our of our air. And she’s got an eye-opening study that shows how our drinking water could be at risk too.…
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Threats to federal funding for pollution cleanup, clean energy initiatives spark anger in Wisconsin communities
February 12, 2025
The Trump Administration has moved to freeze millions of dollars in funding headed for Wisconsin that support a wide range of environmental programs, including farmland conservation, toxic waste and heavy metal cleanup, Great Lakes restoration work, and energy-saving upgrades for homes and small businesses.…
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Wisconsin Neonic Forum: : Understanding the impact of neonicotinoid insecticides on agriculture and the environment
December 13, 2024
In October, hundreds of people gathered at UW Madison and tuned in online for the first ever Wisconsin Neonic Forum. The day-long event…
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The bigger picture: Connecting the dots between health and the environment
December 13, 2024
What do asthma, contaminated drinking water and climate change have in common? They’re all symptoms of the same root problem: pollution harming both…
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The Safe Drinking Water Act reaches its 50th anniversary
December 13, 2024
By Hannah S. Richerson, Clean Water Program Manager, and Evan Feinauer, Staff Attorney December 2024 marks the 50th anniversary of the initial enactment…
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What Trump 2.0 means for our environment
November 11, 2024
What does a new, better-prepared Trump Administration mean for the water we drink, the air we breathe, the safety of our food, our climate?…
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Critical federal environmental protections, climate initiatives will be targeted in next administration
November 7, 2024
“Protecting the water we drink, the air we breathe, the places where we swim and fish, our climate—these should not be partisan issues. If these are things we all care about, we’re going to have to fight hard for them.”…
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Neurotoxins on Our Plates
October 13, 2024
For the past 25 years, we've been putting neurotoxins on our food. Neonicotinoids are potent chemicals that attack the central nervous systems of insects.…
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EPA requires removal of all lead pipes within a decade
October 8, 2024
In 10 years, Wisconsin families will no longer be drinking water contaminated with toxic lead from lead service lines.…
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Understanding the impact of neonicotinoid insecticides
September 27, 2024
Neonicotinoids, commonly referred to as neonics, are a class of neuro-active insecticides that have become pervasive in modern agriculture. Chemically similar to nicotine,…
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