One northern Wisconsin county's attempts to regulate large-scale hog farms has prompted ag and business groups to issue a letter warning board members they may face criminal charges. Environmental groups condemned the move, calling it an act of intimidation.
Researchers have completed the fourth and final round of private well sampling to determine sources of fecal contamination in wells that were previously flagged for issues as part of an ongoing groundwater study in southwestern Wisconsin.
So-called forever chemicals found in nonstick cookware and firefighting foam have been detected in deer near the Tyco Fire Technology Center in Marinette.
A recent report finds the vast majority of public water supplies are meeting standards for safe drinking water. But lawmakers and environmental advocates say more needs to be done to protect Wisconsin's drinking water.
Record-setting water levels on the Great Lakes have caused erosion and flooding that's cost shoreline communities an estimated $500 million in damage. Many lakefront landowners and local governments are now examining ways to make their properties more resilient.
National parks may soon be able to chip away at billions of dollars' worth of maintenance that's been placed on the back burner, according to a Trump administration official who toured the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore this weekend.
A new study has identified the most important coastal wetlands to preserve more than a dozen species of marsh birds on the Great Lakes.
Nearly two-thirds of Wisconsin fire departments currently stock firefighting foam that contains so-called forever chemicals known as PFAS. More than half have bought, stored or used such foam in the past, according to a survey conducted by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.
The University of Wisconsin-Superior is receiving $5 million in federal funding as part of a five-year plan to speed up ballast water research and testing of new technologies to prevent the spread of invasive species in the Great Lakes.
An operation at a dam on the Menominee River that relocates sturgeon upriver has helped biologists to improve sturgeon populations and has given researchers a new way to track whether those sturgeon are spawning.
Federal, state and tribal officials are hailing the completion of a more than $1 billion cleanup of contaminated sediments in the Lower Fox River. The cleanup is considered one of the largest and most expensive in the nation.
Neil Diboll, recognized internationally as an expert in native plant community ecology, said fall can be a really great time to seed prairie flowers, particularly because they require exposure to cold, damp conditions.
Tyco Fire Products, part of Johnson Controls International, reported PFOA levels of 1,000 parts per trillion in a runoff ditch near its Marinette County facility. That's more than 14 times the drinking water standard recommended by the Environmental Protection Agency.
Mosquitoes and ticks are getting a pass this year as health officials focus on the new coronavirus, devoting fewer resources to surveilling pest-borne diseases.
A Canadian energy firm says it won't seek to condemn private property for a proposed pipeline relocation project in northern Wisconsin because it's reached agreements with around 300 landowners along the route.
A couple kayaking in a Lake Superior wetland found a plant that hasn't been seen for 40 years, the English sundew. The couple reported the plant to the DNR through the Rare Plant Monitoring Program, for which they volunteer.
One of the nation's largest electric utilities serving Wisconsin is pledging to go carbon-neutral by 2050, joining a growing list of companies that are looking to step up their carbon reduction goals.
The Natural Resources Board voted Thursday to make changes to antlerless deer quotas in several northern Wisconsin counties as part of a special board meeting. The meeting was held to reconsider the board's vote last month after allegations it violated open meeting laws.
Surface water temperatures on the Great Lakes have been warmer than average this year, and that's prompting researchers to ask the public to be on the lookout for harmful algal blooms on Lake Superior.
Marinette firefighting foam manufacturer Tyco Fire Products, part of Johnson Controls International, is cleaning up a spill of contaminated water containing arsenic and so-called forever chemicals known as PFAS.