Energy Industry Weighing How Bullish To Be On Wisconsin Frac Sand In 2017
Energy Industry Weighing How Bullish To Be On Wisconsin Frac Sand In 2017Scott GordonWisContextDec. 20, 2016 | 10:10 a.m.Companies that mine western and central Wisconsin's coveted silica sands, which...
View ArticleReport: Workplace Fatalities Rising In Wisconsin
Report: Workplace Fatalities Rising In WisconsinShamane MillsWisconsin Public RadioDec. 20, 2016 | 3 p.m.The latest numbers on work-related deaths in Wisconsin show 104 people died on the job in 2015,...
View ArticleSeasonal Detection Of Cooking Spices, Drugs In Waterways Highlights Everyday...
Seasonal Detection Of Cooking Spices, Drugs In Waterways Highlights Everyday Human InfluencesScottie Lee MeyersWisconsin Public RadioDec. 20, 2016 | 3:15 p.m.There's an experiment water scientists like...
View ArticleWisconsin Awarded $23 Million To Combat Homelessness
Series: Homelessness Around WisconsinWisconsin Awarded $23 Million To Combat HomelessnessBrady CarlsonWisconsin Public RadioDec. 20, 2016 | 4:35 p.m.The federal government is putting $23 million toward...
View ArticleGreeting New Year's In Milwaukee With Celebratory Gunfire
Series: Milwaukee Gun ViolenceGreeting New Year's In Milwaukee With Celebratory GunfireScott GordonWisContextDec. 21, 2016 | 9:15 a.m.When the clock strikes midnight on New Year's Eve, people across...
View ArticleEagle And Osprey Numbers Reach A 40-Year High
Eagle And Osprey Numbers Reach A 40-Year HighRoss TerrellWisconsin Public RadioDec. 21, 2016 | 3:25 p.m.A survey by the Department of Natural Resources found more occupied eagle and osprey nests in the...
View Article2016 State Health Report Card Shows Wide Disparities In Wisconsin
2016 State Health Report Card Shows Wide Disparities In WisconsinScottie Lee MeyersWisconsin Public RadioDec. 21, 2016 | 3:30 p.m.A new health report shows a lot of room for improvement in Wisconsin,...
View ArticleHealthCare.gov 2017 Signups Surpass Previous Year's Totals In Wisconsin, U.S.
HealthCare.gov 2017 Signups Surpass Previous Year's Totals In Wisconsin, U.S.Shamane MillsWisconsin Public RadioDec. 21, 2016 | 3:55 p.m.Despite rising premiums and an uncertain future for the...
View ArticleReport: Rate Of Health Care Inflation In Wisconsin Down Since ACA Implemented
Report: Rate Of Health Care Inflation In Wisconsin Down Since ACA ImplementedAvory BrookinsWisconsin Public RadioDec. 21, 2016 | 4:45 p.m.A statewide coalition's annual report on health insurance costs...
View ArticleWisconsin Cities Look To Voters, Other Revenue Sources To Fund Services
Wisconsin Cities Look To Voters, Other Revenue Sources To Fund ServicesDanielle KaedingWisconsin Public RadioDec. 22, 2016 | 1:25 p.m.Some Wisconsin cities are trying to find ways to maintain the same...
View ArticleStudy: Coal Tar Sealant Harming Milwaukee-Area Streams
Study: Coal Tar Sealant Harming Milwaukee-Area StreamsChuck QuirmbachWisconsin Public RadioDec. 23, 2016 | 11:05 a.m.A study published on Dec. 22 found a type of blacktop sealant is the main source of...
View ArticleRegulators Sign Off On Ashland Superfund Cleanup Method
Regulators Sign Off On Ashland Superfund Cleanup MethodDanielle KaedingWisconsin Public RadioDec. 26, 2016 | 7 a.m.Industry once dominated Ashland's waterfront on Lake Superior's shores. State and...
View ArticleA New Way To Track Opioid Overdoses In Milwaukee
Series: The Opioid Epidemic In WisconsinA New Way To Track Opioid Overdoses In Milwaukee Shamane MillsWisconsin Public RadioDec. 26, 2016 | 1:40 p.m.There's no one single place in Milwaukee County...
View ArticleStudy Shows Possible Way To Head Off Algal Blooms
Study Shows Possible Way To Head Off Algal BloomsChuck QuirmbachWisconsin Public RadioDec. 26, 2016 | 2 p.m.There may be a way to prevent harmful blooms of algae in some lakes or reservoirs, according...
View ArticleWhat Affordable Care Act Limbo Looks Like In Wisconsin
Series: Health Insurance And The ACAWhat Affordable Care Act Limbo Looks Like In WisconsinScott GordonWisContextDec. 28, 2016 | 8 a.m.Repeal and... what exactly then? And is repeal even certain?More
View Article22 Million Pounds Of Plastic Pollute The Great Lakes Each Year
22 Million Pounds Of Plastic Pollute The Great Lakes Each YearKyla Calvert MasonWisconsin Public RadioDec. 28, 2016 | 11:15 a.m.Nearly 10,000 metric tons, or 22 million pounds, of plastic pollution are...
View ArticleBefore And After Changes To Climate Language On DNR Website
Before And After Changes To Climate Language On DNR WebsiteScottie Lee MeyersWisconsin Public RadioDec. 28, 2016 | 3:15 p.m.References to climate change, rising temperatures and the human activities...
View ArticleAs State Plans For More Manure Digesters, Questions Pile Up
As State Plans For More Manure Digesters, Questions Pile UpChuck QuirmbachWisconsin Public RadioDec. 29, 2016 | NoonIt looks like Wisconsin will be counting on more animal waste digesters to handle the...
View ArticleWisconsin Farmland Values Steady As Other Midwest States See Declines
Wisconsin Farmland Values Steady As Other Midwest States See DeclinesHope KirwanWisconsin Public RadioJan. 2, 2017 | 12:10 p.m.The value of Wisconsin farmland was steady in 2016, unlike the rest of the...
View ArticleWisconsin Nurses, PAs, Dental Hygienists Seek New Work Rules
Wisconsin Nurses, PAs, Dental Hygienists Seek New Work RulesShamane MillsWisconsin Public RadioJan. 3, 2017 | 11:15 a.m.A projected doctor shortage in Wisconsin is spurring efforts to expand the duties...
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