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The City of Waukesha is on the verge of delivering Lake Michigan water to residents who have been — for years — drinking water from radium-tainted wells. It’s been a long road to revelry.
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On the northwest side, a small waterfall offers unexpected serenity.
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While many universities welcome students back this time of year, research doesn’t follow an academic clock. Take the work of Jim Waples at the UWM School of Freshwater Sciences. This summer, the scientist and his students were out analyzing samples taken from Lake Michigan.
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Congress is currently deliberating the bundle of legislation that could have a big impact on Wisconsin’s 64,000 farms and their operators. Michael Dolan is one the many Wisconsin farmers interested in the bill and concerned about the future of farming.
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For Juanita Ramos, who endured years of abuse, the iconic Mitchell Park Domes are a sanctuary.
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For many young farmers, land is out of reach. Advocates like Martice Scales see a chance to change that in the upcoming Farm Bill.
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Two-hundred-fifty people gathered along Lake Michigan at South Shore Park Beach earlier this month. It was a celebration of the lake itself and the importance of freshwater in every facet of life.
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The city still has tens of thousands of lead lines delivering drinking water to Milwaukee households, posing a risk to children’s health and development. Local leaders are counting on federal dollars to speed up their replacement.
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Residents of a small town northeast of Rhinelander continue to look for answers in their fight against PFAS contamination impacting private wells.
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The Wisconsin DNR and other groups want to make it easier for fish trying to travel upstream along the Milwaukee River during spawning season. That’s why crews have been moving earth and water along Kletzsch Dam in Glendale this summer, creating what’s known as a "fish passage."