Wisconsin Examiner Stories
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Conservation groups seek to halt Trump-approved logging project in Wisconsin Northwoods
by Henry Redman on September 19, 2023 at 9:58 PM
A coalition of more than two dozen conservation groups sent a letter to the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) Tuesday seeking to stop a logging project in the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest over concerns that the Trump administration’s approval […]
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‘Like a Russian Roulette’: US Military Firefighters Grapple With Unknowns of PFAS Exposure
by Patricia Kime on September 8, 2023 at 10:00 AM
A U.S. military firefighter for 32 years, Kurt Rhodes trained and performed his duties with aqueous film forming foam, or AFFF — a highly effective fire suppressant that he never knew contained PFAS chemicals, now known to be harmful to human […]
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Climate-fueled heat wave isn’t done with Wisconsin
by Isiah Holmes on September 5, 2023 at 10:30 AM
Clark Evans, a meteorological professor at UW-Milwaukee, is impressed by the severity of the recent heat waves that have crept northward, part of a global trend of blistering temperatures. “Some of our hottest days here in Wisconsin tend to […]
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New federal water pollution rule draws mixed reaction
by Jacob Fischler on August 31, 2023 at 10:15 AM
A federal rule limiting agencies’ power to regulate water pollution will severely restrict protections for waters and wetlands throughout the country, but could also be subject to challenges from conservative groups that maintain the new rule […]
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Evers appointees to Natural Resources Board questioned on wolf hunting by Senate committee
by Henry Redman on August 23, 2023 at 8:45 PM
Three of Gov. Tony Evers’ appointees to the Wisconsin Natural Resources Board (NRB) attended public hearings Wednesday where members of a Senate committee questioned them about some of the state’s thorniest conservation issues. The […]
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What’s missing from discussion of the Farm Bill
by Jim Goodman on August 23, 2023 at 10:00 AM
The Farm Bill, an omnibus five year bill dealing with farm and food programs, ultimately affects everyone in Wisconsin. Whether you farm, eat, depend on food assistance programs, or just like to breathe clean air or have access to clean water, the […]
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Investigation highlights conditions at Waupun prison
by Isiah Holmes on August 22, 2023 at 10:30 AM
Conditions at the Waupun Correctional Institution (WCI), one of the Badger State’s several over-crowded prisons, have become intolerable for the nearly 1,000 people incarcerated there, according to a Wisconsin Watch investigation in […]
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Eau Claire files lawsuit against PFAS manufacturers
by Henry Redman on August 22, 2023 at 10:09 AM
The City of Eau Claire filed a lawsuit Monday against more than 30 manufacturers of products containing harmful “forever chemicals,” stating in a press release that the companies, not the public, should pay to clean up the contamination […]
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Town of Stella residents sue paper mill over extreme levels of PFAS contamination
by Henry Redman on August 18, 2023 at 11:19 PM
Residents of a small Oneida County town where nearly 50 residences are under public health advisories for contamination from so-called “forever chemicals” filed a lawsuit earlier this month against the paper mill they say is responsible […]
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Nearly 50 residences in Town of Stella under PFAS health advisories
by Henry Redman on August 15, 2023 at 5:56 PM
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and Department of Health Services (DHS) have placed 47 private wells in and around the Oneida County Town of Stella under health advisories due to the presence of harmful chemicals known as […]
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