Susan Bence
Environmental ReporterSusan Bence entered broadcasting in an untraditional way. After years of avid public radio listening, Susan returned to school and earned a bachelor's degree in Journalism from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. She interned for WUWM News and worked with the Lake Effect team, before being hired full-time as a WUWM News reporter / producer.
Susan is now WUWM's Environmental Reporter, the station's first. Her work has been recognized by the Milwaukee Press Club, the Northwest Broadcast News Association, and the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association.
Susan worked with Prevent Blindness Wisconsin for 20 years, studied foreign languages at UWM, and loves to travel.
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A small cluster of people gathered inside the State Assembly Chambers Thursday for a press event put together by a couple of state legislators. They’re proposing a sweeping climate and jobs package, although it won’t be introduced until early 2023. -
The EPA has taken a small step toward regulating a few PFAS, known as forever chemicals. The drinking water health advisory is much more stringent than the rule Wisconsin is about to enact.
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The future of the Mitchell Park Horticultural Conservatory, known to many simply as the Domes, is unclear. Like so many Milwaukee County properties, the plant-filled glass beehive-shaped structures have long been in need to maintenance.
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Milwaukee's industrial past left behind a rich history, some mighty fine beer, and other products. But unfortunately, it also left heaps of pollution that made its way into Milwaukee waters and sediment and, for the most part, stayed there.
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Milwaukee artist Melanie Ariens is receiving national recognition for her Great Lakes-focused work. Her pieces inspire people to think about tough water issues.
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Lake Michigan fisheries are important to Wisconsin's economy and to the lake's fragile ecosystem. Three people intimately involved with the lake's ecosystem share their perspective on how fish are faring.
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Sunday was a disappointing day for the Milwaukee Bucks and their fans. The team lost the NBA’s Eastern Conference semifinals to the Boston Celtics. More devastating was the violence that erupted two nights earlier within blocks of the Fiserv Forum. Twenty-one people were injured. Some people who ventured to downtown Milwaukee Sunday shared their thoughts on the shootings.
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Wisconsin is home to six commonly found salamander species. A seventh, called the four-toed, falls under a cautionary “special concern” status. So, earlier this year when two students found the tiny amphibian at UW-Milwaukee’s field station, they were ecstatic. It was the first ever identified in Ozaukee County.
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A National Estuarine Research Reserve would bring with it federal dollars to protect and study estuaries and adjacent wetlands. Organizers hope to launch the Green Bay NERR in 2025; in the meantime they're hoping to get more people involved in planning.
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Wisconsin tribal members and officials gathered at the state Capitol Thursday to mark National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Native Women and Girls.
