Uncovering Air Pollution
In this episode, Amy talks with Langston Verdin, founder of MKE Fresh Air Collective, a community-led air quality monitoring project in Milwaukee.
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Taste the Change: Wisconsin Kernza®
By Jacob Ahrens-Balwit, Strategic Communications Manager, and Katherine (Kata) Young, Natural Climate Solutions Manager. Before millions of acres of native oak trees, prairie grasses and wildflowers were replaced by annual rotations of row crops, the landscapes of Wisconsin were a self-sustaining tapestry of life. Vast expanses of open oak savanna and native prairie supported
Green infrastructure workday in Milwaukee
Clean Wisconsin staff rolled up their sleeves for a green infrastructure workday at Pilgrim Rest Church in Milwaukee. Over the past ten years, our Resilient Communities Program team, Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewer District, and the local community have joined forces to transform residential gardens and urban spaces into green havens that help manage flooding, water
Clean Wisconsin Works on Grazing Legislation
Managed grazing is a farming practice where livestock are systematically rotated through pastureland to optimize their nutrition and the land’s health.
Wisconsin’s Green Fire and Clean Wisconsin to launch two-year project re-envisioning farm conservation
Guest article by Fred Clark, Executive Director at Wisconsin’s Green Fire With support from the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, Wisconsin’s Green Fire (WGF) and Clean Wisconsin are launching a two-year project to assess feasibility and design a new model for farm incentive programs. While Wisconsin farmers have a long tradition as committed conservationists,
New Analysis: Proposed EPA power plant rules would save Wisconsin millions in healthcare-related costs
Power plant rules recently proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will have dramatic health impacts here in Wisconsin, according to a new analysis from Clean Wisconsin.
Wisconsin’s Vanishing Bee
In this episode, we walk deep into the Wisconsin woods for the rarest of discoveries: a nest of endangered Rusty Patched Bumblebee queens.
Suppressing Solar? Alliant Energy, MG&E target home solar in rate plans
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.
Tainted Water: Dairy lobby sues Wisconsin over water protections
Beach closures, fish kills, green lakes. They are unfortunate signs of summer in Wisconsin. A big reason: untreated animal waste. Large dairies can produce as much waste as a small city. It’s not only hard to deal with, it’s dangerous if it gets into our water. Animal manure is one of the biggest sources of
Farming the Sun: WI Farmers Find a Lifeline in Solar
It’s no secret, Wisconsin has been rapidly losing its small family farms, and with them, a way of life that’s defined much of our state for more than a century. But there is a lifeline coming.
