Waters

Ice fishermen have found ways to adapt to low ice cover for the last two winters. Warm lake temperatures may delay the start of this year’s ice season once again.

Gov. Tony Evers announced Thursday that the state is devoting $444 million to address aging wastewater systems in Wisconsin next year.

A spokesperson for Microsoft said its Mount Pleasant data center development will be one of the first in the globe to use the technology by 2026. 

At least eleven Wisconsin communities have decided to stop adding fluoride to their public drinking water this year, citing possible health risks. At least four more communities are considering doing the same.

The University of Wisconsin Superior is getting a new classroom — but you won’t find it in any of the buildings on campus. It’s the Sadie Ann, a 65-foot lakegoing vessel described as a floating classroom. It’s currently getting its finishing touches at a Louisiana shipyard for delivery this spring. 

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.