Waters

The DNR says the new rule would allow it to better respond to changes in Lake Superior’s fish populations.

Gov. Tony Evers announced the funding Monday for 86 communities from the state’s Safe Drinking Water Loan Program.

Intense storms and flooding have sent runoff surging into a shallow bay of Lake Superior in the last decade, and a new study finds runoff is the largest driver of phosphorus concentrations there that can lead to algae blooms. But unlike other areas on the Great Lakes, the Chequamegon Bay near Ashland hasn’t faced any…

The petition seeks groundwater standards in line with federal drinking water limits unveiled earlier this year.

Ultra-marathon swimmer Jim Dreyer was recently forced to abandon his fourth attempt to cross Lake Michigan by himself. He tells WPR’s “Wisconsin Today” he’s not done trying to cross the world’s fifth largest lake.

The city of Racine and the village of Mount Pleasant are embroiled in a legal battle over water following the failure of the Foxconn project. 

Reports of algal blooms and related illnesses have surpassed last year’s total on Wisconsin lakes, and state environmental and health regulators say more could emerge this fall.

Efforts to curb invasive Eurasian watermilfoil with herbicides may cause more harm than good, researchers said.

Wisconsin DNR confirmed that the invasive mussels have been present in Geneva Lake for about two years

The initiative aims to grow an online collection related to all thing’s river — from maps and scientific studies to wildlife and culture.