climate change

UWM’s School of Freshwater Sciences is the nation’s only school dedicated to the study of freshwater and aquatic sciences. Rebecca Klaper has led it for the last three years and has been a water scientist for more than 20 years.

Milwaukee residents are urging the Public Service Commission to deny We Energies' proposed residential rate hike. The utility says the increase is necessary to improve reliability and infrastructure.

“Passionate” doesn’t even come close to describing one Milwaukee resident’s commitment to conserving habitat for monarch butterflies. We visit the Monarch Trail to learn about its nearly 20-year evolution.

Almost one year after the devastating August 2025 floods, the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District outlines what it’s doing to prevent flooding when future storms hit.

Canadian wildfire smoke led to days of terrible air quality in Milwaukee in July. A local man created an app that helps folks understand wildfire smoke where they live.

The lagoon near the city’s lakefront is looking a bit desolate, and its water is unhealthy. But Milwaukee County Parks intends to change that, and wants to know what the public would like to see.

The National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory from Tuesday, July 14, through Wednesday, July 15, at 8 p.m.

June 13 is going to be a great day for monarch butterflies and other creatures who hang out in Milwaukee's Lakeshore State Park. Volunteers will be planting 2,000 native plants to boost their habitats.

Milwaukee residents and officials want to see changes to wastewater management and flood response efforts before another historic storm hits.

Using the pen name James Cleary, Jim DeVita has released a post-apocalyptic thriller called "Sanctuary." It takes place in a world damaged by climate disasters, where some survivors retreat to a bunker.