Danielle Kaeding is a reporter covering the environment, energy and northern Wisconsin for the Superior Bureau of Wisconsin Public Radio.Prior to that, Kaeding served as the station manager of WRNC-LPFM (97.7) at Northland College in Ashland. Kaeding studied mass communications at the University of Wisconsin-Superior.Most recently, she garnered two regional Edward R. Murrow Awards for investigative and feature reporting from the Radio Television Digital News Association. Kaeding has also received awards from the Milwaukee Press Club and Midwest Broadcast Journalists Association.She has written and reported stories for National Public Radio, National Native News, Aspen Daily News, Business North, Ashland Daily Press, Superior Telegram and KQDS-TV.
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Latest Posts
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Northern counties see chance to better manage deer herd under DNR proposal
Northern counties could manage deer based on habitat rather than county lines for the first time in a decade under changes proposed by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.
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Climate change isn’t a top issue in this election. Some Wisconsin voters say it should be.
As a part of WPR’s America Amplified project, more than a dozen Wisconsin voters listed climate change as their top concern as they head to the polls. But it’s not a top issue in the presidential race.
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Landmark climate law helps boost clean energy jobs to 73K in Wisconsin
Wisconsin now has more than 73,000 clean energy jobs, and a new report finds that was boosted in large part last year by the Inflation Reduction Act.
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Can Democrats win Wisconsin Assembly? Key races could decide control
Both parties have a real shot at winning control of the Wisconsin Assembly. The outcome hinges on a handful of competitive districts.
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Despite high nutrient levels, a Lake Superior bay avoids algae blooms
Intense storms and flooding have sent runoff surging into a shallow bay of Lake Superior in the last decade, and a new study finds runoff is the largest driver of phosphorus concentrations there that can lead to algae blooms. But unlike other areas on the Great Lakes, the Chequamegon Bay near Ashland hasn’t faced any…
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Authorities recommend charges in deer poaching scheme
State and local authorities say they’re recommending more than a dozen civil and criminal charges against four suspects who allegedly killed more than 100 deer across several counties in eastern Wisconsin.Â
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City officials in Superior explore buying private utility’s assets
For 135 years, Superior Water, Light and Power has served residents in northern Wisconsin. City officials are analyzing whether to buy the private utility company’s assets, citing frustration on rate hikes.
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Report finds Wisconsin ranks second in the nation for dam failures
Wisconsin ranks second in the nation for dam failures in the last two decades, raising concern over whether extreme storms driven by climate change may overwhelm them and communities downstream.
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Utilities withdraw air permit for nearly $1B gas plant proposed in Superior
The owners of a nearly $1 billion gas-fired power plant planned in Superior have withdrawn an air permit for the project as environmental advocates have been challenging its approval.
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State estimates around 40 percent of private wells contain pesticides
The state estimates one or more pesticides are found in around 43 percent of 800,000 private wells in Wisconsin, and more than half of the pesticides detected in groundwater lack standards.