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Wisconsin writer Jerry Apps died Dec. 23, 2025, at the age of 91. Listen to Apps' conversation with WUWM's Susan Bence from 2017.
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We use data centers every day. So why are they so controversial in the communities where tech companies want to build them?
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Help WUWM’s Environmental Reporter Susan Bence dig deeper into the issues you are most concerned about.
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A man who moves buildings for a living hopes to relocate homes and barns that otherwise will be demolished as a Port Washington data center complex takes shape.
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Data centers are known for using huge amounts of water. Is that water usage regulated? If so, by whom?
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Beavers have been reintroduced into Milwaukee's waterways for over a decade. A Bubbler Talk listener wanted to know more.
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Since 1958, a federal program has controlled the invasive sea lamprey population in the Great Lakes. It's been under threat this year by budget cuts from the Trump administration.
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Celery is green, crunchy and flavorful. But did you know it also has a history in Milwaukee? "Bubbler Talk" takes a deep dive into this little-known chapter of the city’s history.
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Farmers markets take a community’s taste buds, culture and talent and put them on display.
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There are varying opinions on the realities of climate change, which is backed by science. But at least one group of people is close enough to the effects of it to have a more insightful perspective: farmers.
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Alice's Garden Urban Farm has been growing in Milwaukee for over 50 years and its mission is to bring culture into agriculture.
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Most people across the globe want their governments to act on climate change. In some countries, as much as 89% of the population is in that camp, according to a scientific journal called "Nature Climate Change."
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The Motus Wildlife Tracking System is an international collaborative research network that uses small radio transmitters to track bird movement. The transmitters are fitted onto birds like tiny backpacks.