Environment

Since the late 1990s, the lake whitefish population has declined as much as 80 percent in parts of the Great Lakes. The culprit is a tiny invasive species called the quagga mussel.

Two early-career scientists from Wisconsin were terminated from the Midwest Climate Hub as part of the Trump administration’s massive cuts to the federal workforce, leaving them — and their research — in the lurch.

Warm winters and rising performance costs are driving Ashwabay Alliance to restructure operations this year.

The Wisconsin Natural Resources Board unanimously passed regulations that would allow deer management based on habitat rather than county lines in the forests of central and northern Wisconsin.

Ridge Breeze Dairy currently runs a 1,700-cow dairy farm in Pierce County. Under the plan, it would grow to about 6,500 cows next year.

Farm groups are suing Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul for hiring an environmental prosecutor with funding from outside sources.

Permits for hundreds of energy projects may be fast-tracked by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers under the Trump administration, including plans for a pipeline project in the Great Lakes and a fossil fuel plant in Superior.

The Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa has objected to permitting Enbridge’s proposed Line 5 reroute under the Clean Water Act, saying the project will violate the tribe’s water quality standards.

There are several alternatives to road salt available to municipalities and individuals. But many of those options are less effective and less affordable, two guests recently said on WPR’s “The Larry Meiller Show.”

The proposal is in line with Gov. Tony Evers’ goal to modernize drinking water fountains to eliminate harmful contaminants from drinking water.