Environment
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Enbridge says no leaks found at other sites along Line 6 oil pipeline
Enbridge said its investigation of valves at sites along the company’s Line 6 pipeline revealed no active leaks after a valve failure caused an oil spill in Jefferson County last year.
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2 environmental activists are worried about proposed cuts at the EPA and deregulation on Great Lakes
Recent moves at the Environmental Protection Agency to remove dozens of regulations and cut staff by 65 percent are raising concerns from advocates about impacts to the Great Lakes.
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Discovery of cougar cubs in Upper Michigan could be ‘turning point’ for recolonization
It was the first time in more than 100 years that cougar kittens had been verified in Michigan, and it happened in a county just 20 miles from Wisconsin’s border.
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Superior has the state’s only private water utility. It’s making it harder to replace lead pipes.
Congress provided billions of dollars to help communities remove lead pipes under the 2021 bipartisan infrastructure law. The funding will help water systems pay for those projects. Almost all of them can apply for forgivable loans. But Superior’s water utility is barred from doing so.
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Even as French Island makes progress on safe drinking water, effects of PFAS contamination remain
Gov. Tony Evers’ latest budget calls for more than $145 million to address “forever chemical” pollution. For residents of French Island, an end to their PFAS problem might be in sight.
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‘News from Nature’: Raptor project launches bald eagle webcam in Trempealeau
The Raptor Resource Project monitors birds across the Midwest. Viewers can watch and learn about the once nearly extinct species through a free webcam and see the hatchings of Wisconsin’s “Mrs. and Mr. T” bald eagles.
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County forests abound in northern Wisconsin, but state aid for untaxed land lags behind inflation
Bayfield County Administrator Mark Abeles-Allison spoke with WPR’s Robin Washington on “Morning Edition” about efforts by the counties to increase aid provided from the state to offset untaxed county forest lands that hasn’t kept up with inflation.
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Wisconsin may see more logging of national forest land under Trump order
President Donald Trump wants to ramp up timber production by fast-tracking projects under laws that protect endangered species and other environmental regulations, which could boost logging in the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest.
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A sound idea for researching Wisconsin’s bats
Breanne Klockzien is coordinator of the Beaver Creek Reserve Citizen Scientists program, which trains volunteers to use echolocation equipment to track and monitor bats. She spoke with WPR’s “Morning Edition” before running a training session for this year’s participants.
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Is Wisconsin actually a ‘climate haven’ for those fleeing natural disasters?
Where do people move when they’re displaced by climate-fueled natural disasters? A climate journalist joins WPR’s “Wisconsin Today” to explain what people get wrong about “climate havens.”
