Wisconsin Examiner Stories
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Former state toxicologist says nitrate drinking water standards are too lax
by Henry Redman on July 23, 2024 at 10:45 AM
A former Wisconsin state toxicologist who was involved in creating the state’s nitrate standards for drinking water in the 1980s alleges the science that has informed those standards for decades is deeply flawed and the standards should be […]
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Reporting live from Native America and the Republican National Convention
by Shaun Griswold on July 16, 2024 at 2:30 PM
MILWAUKEE — I’m in Milwaukee with a team of Native American journalists at the Republican National Convention to understand more about the relationship between the federal government and the colonized people that will continue to exist […]
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Hundreds of locals object to expansion of Pierce Co. CAFO
by Henry Redman on July 15, 2024 at 10:15 AM
For more than three hours on Thursday evening, residents of western Wisconsin and water quality advocates testified in opposition to a proposed expansion to a Pierce County factory farm, complaining the expansion could harm local water supplies and […]
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Study finds high levels of PFAS in foam on Wisconsin waterways
by Henry Redman on July 10, 2024 at 8:28 PM
Researchers at UW-Madison have found that PFAS are higher in naturally occurring foam on Wisconsin lakes and rivers than the waters below, according to a study released this week. Researchers analyzed samples from foams at the top layer of 43 […]
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State’s high court rules Legislature can’t block conservation funds after they’ve been budgeted
by Erik Gunn on July 5, 2024 at 4:36 PM
Wisconsin laws that give the Legislature’s powerful Joint Finance Committee the power to block state spending on land conservation projects after the money has been budgeted are unconstitutional, the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Friday. The […]
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Environmental lawyers say end of Chevron deference could hurt Wisconsin water quality
by Henry Redman on July 5, 2024 at 10:30 AM
Environmental and administrative lawyers say that efforts to protect Wisconsin’s water from contaminants such as PFAS could be harmed by the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision last week to overturn the 40-year-old precedent known as Chevron […]
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Biden administration announces new rule to protect workers from heat-related illnesses
by Lia Chien on July 2, 2024 at 2:28 PM
WASHINGTON – Senior Biden administration officials announced a proposed rule Tuesday to prevent heat-related illness in the workplace, as climate change brings hotter temperatures around the nation. In a call to reporters Monday, officials […]
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Wisconsin’s clean energy commitments at risk
by John Imes on July 2, 2024 at 10:00 AM
In a recent development, We Energies has announced plans to construct two massive new natural gas plants, potentially costing ratepayers billions of dollars. This move represents a significant backtrack on clean energy commitments and raises […]
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Federal clean energy program includes incentives for nonprofits
by Erik Gunn on June 21, 2024 at 10:30 AM
Along with new tax breaks for families and businesses in return for investing in clean and more efficient energy, the federal government is for the first time offering support to schools and other nonprofits that make those investments. […]
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Data centers offer energy peril and promise, with the Midwest increasingly in the crosshairs
by Kari Lydersen on June 17, 2024 at 9:31 PM
Southeastern Wisconsin and the Chicago area are emerging as major players in the national data center explosion, most notably with Microsoft’s $3.3 billion planned data complex near Racine, Wisconsin. Clean energy advocates in the region say […]
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