Unhealthy smoke from Canadian wildfires blankets the Upper Midwest when people want to be outside

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State budget omits stewardship funds, includes $1 million for timber industry groups

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A Canoe Floats Through It

From left to right: Vice Chancellor Erik Guenard, Stout Student Association Vice President Chris Sander and Chancellor Katherine Frank

UW-Stout unveils two new electric vehicle charging stations open to campus and community members

FILE - A runner grabs a bottle of water at the athlete's village prior to the start of the 116th running of the Boston Marathon, in Hopkinton, Mass., April 16, 2012. (AP Photo/Stew Milne, File)

Wisconsin Supreme Court delivers win for environmentalists in fight over ‘forever chemicals’

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Dunn Energy asks users to shift usage Monday

Student Jeremy O'Connor, top left, and Associate Professor Kevin MacDonald watch concrete pour from a ready-mix truck.

Solid success: Faculty, student project focuses on low-carbon concrete

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The Importance of Local Land and Water Conservation Departments

FILE - The Warrick Power Plant, a coal-fired electricity-generating station, operates, April 8, 2025, in Newburgh, Ind. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel, File)

Trump EPA moves to repeal climate rules that limit greenhouse gas emissions from US power plants

FILE - Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers gives the annual State of the State address Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025, at the state Capitol in Madison, Wis. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, File)

Gov. Evers, DOA Announce Over $750,000 to Promote Resilience in Wisconsin Coastal Communities

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Wisconsin NRB Meeting June 25

Legislators meet for a Joint Finance Committee executive session June 5, 2025, at the Wisconsin State Capitol in Madison, Wis. (Joe Timmerman / Wisconsin Watch)

Wisconsin budget committee unanimously approves increasing bonding authority for water infrastructure grants

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Wisconsin is on a coal diet, but behind the rest of the country

Smoke from wildfires burning in Canada and rain obscures the downtown skyline of Minneapolis, Minn., on Tuesday, June 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Vancleave)

Canadian wildfire smoke causes 'very unhealthy' conditions in American Midwest and reaches Europe

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Local Adventures for Memorial Day Weekend

FILE - Vials containing samples of forever chemicals, known as PFAS, sit in a tray, April 10, 2024, at a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency lab in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel, File)

What the EPA's partial rollback of the 'forever chemical' drinking water rule means

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Alternate side irrigation rule is in place

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On this Earth Day, stand up for our environment by saying ‘yes’

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Menomonie and Landmark Conservancy seek help with Devil's Punchbowl cleanup

Environmental Protection Agency director Lee Zeldin arrives before President Donald Trump speaks during an event to announce new tariffs in the Rose Garden at the White House, Wednesday, April 2, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

The EPA can't end grants from $20 billion Biden-era fund for climate-friendly projects, a judge says

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