James Kroll was hired by then Gov. Scott Walker in 2012 to critique the state of the Wisconsin's deer management program. Ten years later, Kroll reports back to the Natural Resources Board.

For the last three years, a Milwaukee task force has been creating a climate and equity plan to address challenges related to climate change and racial disparities. Now advocates are hoping organizations and individuals will join a coalition to push the plan forward.

Some people are unhappy about We Energies' plan to delay closing its Oak Creek Power Plant due to “Tight energy supply conditions in the Midwest power market and supply chain issues.” Members of the Clean Power Coalition expressed their concern in front of the utility's downtown headquarters Wednesday.

Renewable energy is considered a cornerstone of a sustainable future. Solar power generation is a key element, one that’s growing. According to the National Solar Jobs Census published this week, solar jobs increased by more than 9% from 2020 to 2021. WUWM looks at the state of solar careers in Wisconsin.

Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul has filed a lawsuit seeking to hold nearly 20 companies liable for allegedly contaminating the environment with a group of chemicals known as PFAS.

Milwaukee County’s Parks, Energy and Environment Committee held its regular monthly meeting Tuesday, but the conversation was anything but regular. When discussion turned to the daunting challenge of addressing years of deferred maintenance throughout the county parks system, tension arose.

For over a decade, That Salsa Lady has sold fresh salsa at farmers markets and grocery stores throughout the Milwaukee area. Fans of owner Angela Moragne describe her as a joyful spirit, a savvy entrepreneur and a force for good.

An unusual flotilla set out last week starting in Madison and ending 40 nautical miles downstream in the Rock River in Beloit. It featured a hand-hewn dugout canoe, fashioned after those used by long-ago ancestors of the Ho-Chunk Nation.

Sean Sherman has cooked in kitchens across the United States and Mexico for over three decades. He now focuses his work on the revitalization of Indigenous food systems.

A small cluster of people gathered inside the State Assembly Chambers Thursday for a press event put together by a couple of state legislators. They’re proposing a sweeping climate and jobs package, although it won’t be introduced until early 2023.