climate change

Communities around southeast Wisconsin are trying to find ways to better manage stormwater and reduce flooding.

Stormwater managers are looking for ways to prevent flooding when torrential storms hit. In Milwaukee, that includes reducing runoff from freeways.

Environmental and health organizations around the country recently filed a lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency for rolling back climate protections.

An analysis by Climate Central found that Milwaukee’s January temperatures have risen more than 8 degrees over the last 55 years.

Milwaukee-area anglers have been watching changes in ice fishing conditions as climate change takes its toll on winter weather.

Grasslyn Manor, a neighborhood within Milwaukee’s Sherman Park, has been grappling with flooded basements for decades. Despite the increasingly erratic weather climate change doles out, its residents are determined to curb their flooding problem.

The National Weather Service issued an “extreme cold watch" for southern Wisconsin from Jan. 22-24. Milwaukee-based meteorologist Paul Roebber explains what's causing the bitter cold.

The Trump administration wants to make it easier for infrastructure and energy projects to get off the ground. It sees dismantling a foundational environmental law called NEPA (National Environmental Protection Act) as one way to make that happen.

We revisit a few of the environmental change-makers we met in 2025. In big and small ways, they’re trying to make a difference in their Wisconsin communities.

Robin Greenfield is two months into a year-long quest to live on food he’s foraged. He hopes to inspire others to think about how our day-to-day decisions impact the world we share.