Oconomowoc Watershed Protection Program
Managing water — or attempting to — in our urban and rural areas is a complicated task. That includes controlling stormwater, treating wastewater and managing farm fields to reduce runoff into rivers, lakes and streams. Wisconsin’s erratic winter weather is making those efforts tougher.
Wisconsin’s winters are warming faster than any other season, a trend expected to continue as greenhouse gas emissions persist. "Thin Ice 2025: Wisconsin’s Warming Winters" explores these changes through the voices of residents, experts and stakeholders.
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Why is Wisconsin so important to U.S. politics? This podcast explores why the nonpartisan Wisconsin Supreme Court race feels so partisan and why it matters.
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Public media stations are currently facing growing challenges that could impact our ability to provide our essential public service.
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The February issue of Milwaukee Magazine features five winners of its 2025 Unity Awards. One of the recipients is Jim Gaillard. He was recognized for training marginalized Milwaukeeans in the construction trades by rehabbing blighted local homes. -
In hopes of slowing climate change and reducing greenhouse gas emissions, supporters of electric vehicles hope more people switch away from gasoline-fueled cars. But a new Trump administration freeze on funding for EV charging units has cast doubt on the change to cleaner transportation. -
The executive director of RENEW Wisconsin offers predictions for 2025.
We are looking for 897 individuals to give $1,000 each.
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It’s ice fishing season, and for Door County anglers that means catching lake whitefish. But warmer winters are impacting the iconic species' life cycle and reproduction. -
Matt Wild from Milwaukee Record recaps his new favorite songs from local musicians. -
Wisconsin voters have narrowed the field of candidates for the state's top education job. But what does the state superintendent of public instruction actually do? -
Milwaukee Public Schools recently approved Brian Litzsey as the new senior director of Milwaukee Recreation. He is the 11th director in the department’s 114-year history. -
But conservatives say wealthy liberals are also making big donations in the contest between Susan Crawford and Brad Schimel. -
A Milwaukee family had been receiving gender-affirming care for their daughter for almost five years. Then, before one of the daughter's therapies, Children's Hospital of Milwaukee cancelled her appointment. That's when Wisconsin Watch reporter Phoebe Petrovic got involved. -
Once built, the Microsoft data centers in Racine and Kenosha counties would only employ a few hundred workers apiece and will take a lot of electricity to run them. Advocates are pushing for renewable energy to power them. -
GOAT is a new Wisconsin Assembly Committee on "Government Operations, Accountability, and Transparency." We speak with one Republican lawmaker on the panel about its aims.
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