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Senator Tammy Baldwin is one of five recipients chosen for their commitment to conservation and the Great Lakes

Tammy Baldwin honored as champion of conservation

MANITOWOC- U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin has been named as one of five recipients of the Lake Michigan Champions of Conservation award. The organization Lake...
Bike-sharing programs in other cities have helped residents get around the city without having to use taxis or their own vehicles

Bike-Sharing may be coming to Superior

SUPERIOR- According to Superior Mayor Jim Paine, the city's residents may enjoy a bike-sharing program by next spring. A bike-sharing program would allow residents to...
Bears Ears National Monument, a plot of land under management by the Interior Department

Trump to axe nearly 4,000 jobs at Interior Department

WASHINGTON- President Trump is looking to reduce the number of federal employees across the board. In pursuit of this goal, Trump has instructed agencies...
Asian carp pose a huge threat to the Great Lakes

Asian carp threatens Great Lakes as Trump does nothing

CHICAGO, IL- Invasive asian carp have passed a barrier near Chicago, just nine miles from Lake Michigan. These fish pose a great ecological threat to...
Horizon over Lake Superior seen from Duluth, MN

Proposed Trump cuts threaten Lake Superior cleanup

DULUTH, MINNESOTA- The St. Louis Estuary, which flows into Lake Superior, is the site of one of the largest cleanup projects around the Great Lakes....
Members of the Wisconsin Natural Resources Board

Walker-appointed DNR board broke open meetings law

MADISON- A court decision signed Thursday states that the Governor-appointed Wisconsin Natural Resources Board broke Wisconsin's open meetings law. Members of the board met for a private...
Walker signed a bill on Thursday deregulating high-capacity wells

Governor Walker deregulates hazardous wells

MADISON- On Thursday, Governor Scott Walker signed a bill deregulating high-capacity wells, which are used across the state for agriculture. Conservationists assert that these...
Ice falling from glacier in Alaska illustrating climate change

Senator Johnson calls scientists ‘arrogant’ as he rejects climate science

MADISON- Senator Ron Johnson displayed his ignorance on climate science recently when, in an interview with WKOW, he claimed that efforts to combat climate change...
Rep. Rob Bishop

New ads take Paul Ryan to task over public lands

JANESVILLE-A Wisconsin nonprofit has begun an extensive ad campaign blasting Paul Ryan for supporting moves by Donald Trump to rescind "National Monument" protection for...
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