climate change

FEMA, the nation's arrived in southeast Wisconsin yesterday to start to assess damages from the region’s historic flooding. And while they were a sight for sore eyes, there’s still a long process until residents find relief, if they ever do.

The weekend storms took everyone by surprise, including the National Weather Service. So how did it happen and what did they see?

Habitat loss, climate change and the use of pesticides are to blame for the population decline of monarchs, says Karen Oberhauser, the co-founder and co-director of the Monarch Larva Monitoring Project.

Meteorologists are urging people to limit time outside and warn that people can face health consequences without proper air conditioning or hydration.

As climate change increasingly burdens Milwaukee’s aging housing stock, the city’s Environmental Collaboration Office, or ECO, is working to connect homeowners with energy-saving resources and build new net-zero housing.

Increasingly disastrous weather events — due to climate change — are making people in parts of the country consider moving to the Midwest, where impacts are less harsh.

As climate change worsens around the world, so does the most frequent and costly natural disaster in Wisconsin: flooding. Hear what authors of a new study say about the challenges Milwaukee is facing — and how the city is preparing.

BlueGreen Alliance's Richard Diaz discusses the relationship between environmental justice and infrastructure issues in Milwaukee.

The utility says the large plant is a needed step toward phasing out use of coal at its complex along Lake Michigan.

Trees provide lots of benefits to us and our environment, from capturing carbon to fueling ecosystems. We look at initiatives in Walworth County and Waukesha that aim to cultivate healthy and productive canopies.