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Weekly News Roundup: Budget Committee Hears Public Comments
Weekly News Roundup: Budget Committee Hears Public CommentsMembers of the public line up to testify before the Joint Finance Committee in Brillion. Shawn Johnson/WPRJoint Finance Committee Hits The...
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Report: Wisconsin Utility Companies Push Back Against Solar Industry
Report: Wisconsin Utility Companies Push Back Against Solar IndustryA recent report from the Washington Post named Wisconsin among a handful of states whose utility companies are aggressively pushing...
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Managing Wisconsin's Lakes To Deal With Climate Change
Larry Meiller and his guest discuss a new report that makes manangement recommendations for combatting the effects of climate change on Wisconsin's lakes.Wed, 03/25/2015 - 11:45Host(s): Larry...
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Midwest Lit: Paddling Through the Midwest in Books
Human history in the Midwest happened first in our river valleys and lakes. These waterways provided easy transportation, rich soils for growing food, and diverse habitats for game animals and birds....
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Outdoors Groups Against DNR Cuts
Outdoors Groups Against DNR CutsA number of outdoors groups including White Tails Unlimited, Wisconsin Trappers Association and Walleyes for Tomorrow, have spoken out against proposed cuts to scientist...
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Sea Lion Conservation
Over 1800 sea lion pups have been stranded along the California coast so far this year. Oceans of Fun at the Milwaukee County Zoo is sending volunteers to California to help rehabilitate malnourished...
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State Outdoors Groups Push Back Against DNR Research Cuts
State Outdoors Groups Push Back Against DNR Research CutsSignificant changes would be in store for the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources under Gov. Scott Walker’s proposed 2015-2017 state...
View ArticleBudget Makes Major Cuts To River Cleanup Projects In Western Wisconsin
A cleanup project for the western Wisconsin’s Red Cedar and St. Croix rivers could be in jeopardy due to a line item cut proposed in the state budget.In 2013, the University of Wisconsin-Extension, the...
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Moving From Corn To Perennial Grasses For Biofuels
Corn-based ethanol is one of the most common alternative fuels currently available in the consumer market. But there is exciting research being done to replace corn with perennial grasses for biofuel...
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Teaching Children To Love Nature
On average, American children spend far less time playing outdoors than their parents did when they were kids. How can parents reverse the trends? Cynthia Schuster’s guest talks about how adults can...
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Lawmakers Weigh Proposed Changes To Stewardship Program
As the Legislature's Joint Finance Committee wraps up its hearings on the proposed state budget with a session in Reedsburg Thursday, one of many major decisions it faces is whether to approve a plan...
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26 Elk Arrive In Wisconsin As Plan To Establish New Herd Moves Forward
The Department of Natural Resources says 26 elk have arrived in Jackson County as part of an effort to establish a new herd near Black River Falls.The elk finished a 45-day quarantine period in...
View ArticleAdvocates Call For Replacing Education Cuts With Federal Medicaid Dollars
A progressive advocacy group told state lawmakers Thursday that they could avoid deep budget cuts to the University of Wisconsin System and public schools if they accept federal money to expand...
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Recycling Groups Keep Up Fight Against Planned State Funding Cuts
More groups are speaking up against Gov. Scott Walker's proposal to reduce state dollars for recycling.A coalition of pro-recycling agencies, including the governor-appointed Council on Recycling has...
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Baldwin Backs Plan To Immediately Scrap Aging Oil Tank Cars
One of Wisconsin's U.S. senators is joining other Senate Democrats in supporting a bill that would immediately ban older tank cars for trains hauling crude oil.The Crude-By-Rail Safety Act would also...
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DNR Pushes Increase In Walleye Bag Limit
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources wants to increase the number of walleye that sportsmen can take in lakes in the ceded territories. The proposal would set a three-bag limit for all of the...
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Regulators Approve New Power Line From La Crosse to Madison
Regulators Approve New Power Line From La Crosse to MadisonThe Wisconsin Public Service Commission decided Thursday to allow the construction of a new power line from La Crosse to Madison in a...
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GTAC Officially Withdraws Plans To Mine
The mining company Gogebic Taconite has withdrawn its pre-application notice from the state, meaning land in northern Wisconsin that was slated to become an iron ore mine is now open to the public once...
View ArticleOpponents Of Major Transmission Line Project May Appeal Its Approval
Opponents of the Badger-Coulee transmission line project are considering whether or not to appeal the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin’s decision to approve the massive energy project that will...
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Honey Production Down In 2014
Honey Production Down In 2014Honey production declined in Wisconsin last year after the state lost 55% of its beehive. The vice president of the Wisconsin Honey Producers Association explains what...
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