Tag: Environment
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 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...
Volvo to phase out conventional engines by 2019
FRANKFURT, GERMANY- On Wednesday, Volvo Cars announced that it will be phasing out conventional engines by 2019. All cars released from 2019 will be...
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...
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...
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...
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...
River named to “Most Endangered” list
As we prepare to celebrate Earth Day on April 22, the environmental group American Rivers released its annual list of the "most endangered" rivers...
Wisconsin dairy industry facing economic challenges
Long-held nationally as 'The Dairy State,' Wisconsin has been a decline in dairy farms in the last year. According a report by the U.S....