climate change

Over the next decade, a program led by Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District and Ducks Unlimited will plant six million trees and restore 4,000 acres of wetlands within Milwaukee’s watersheds that encompass 1,100 square miles.

Climate change is affecting every part of the globe, but the impact isn’t evenly divided. In the Midwest, a new forecast of weather trends shows Milwaukee at the tip of a major heat belt, where heatwaves are projected to intensify at a greater rate than other parts of the nation.

Last month, President Joe Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act. Within its sweeping scope, the law allocates nearly $400 billion to incentivize clean energy and climate action. So what does this mean for Wisconsinites?

For the last three years, a Milwaukee task force has been creating a climate and equity plan to address challenges related to climate change and racial disparities. Now advocates are hoping organizations and individuals will join a coalition to push the plan forward.

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 controversy is over whether nuclear power is needed, as the world takes on climate change.

As climate change causes destruction in other parts of the county, the Great Lakes region may become flooded with new residents. We look at the financial and cultural impact climate change may have in our area.

While President Biden has been working with world leaders on the pressing issue of climate change, his domestic plans for more funding still face holdouts.

Every month, Lake Effect will be highlighting a librarian in our new series with the Milwaukee Public Library. This month, we're speaking with Kelly Bolter. She was previously the branch manager at the Tippecanoe Library and now works at Central as a Library Services Manager and helps lead the monthly Climate Action Book Club.

The latest United Nations report on climate change, for the first time, includes findings and predictions by region. A Wisconsin professor says the report predicts, with high confidence, extreme flooding for the Upper Midwest.