Environment
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Changing winter driving habits could reduce use, ill effects of road salt
There are several alternatives to road salt available to municipalities and individuals. But many of those options are less effective and less affordable, two guests recently said on WPR’s “The Larry Meiller Show.”
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GOP lawmakers float bill to install water filters in schools
The proposal is in line with Gov. Tony Evers’ goal to modernize drinking water fountains to eliminate harmful contaminants from drinking water.
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More schools in Milwaukee are being tested for possible high levels of lead
Health officials in Milwaukee are testing more schools for high levels of lead after two more students have tested positive for lead poisoning.
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Illinois delays project to keep invasive carp out of Great Lakes, cites uncertainty over federal funding
A plan to build a barrier to keep invasive carp out of the Great Lakes has hit a roadblock due to concerns about federal funding available under the Trump administration.
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Funding for Wisconsin is in limbo after Trump administration halts EV charger program
The Trump administration is halting a $5 billion program that aims to fast-track installation of electric vehicle chargers along highways nationwide, blocking access to tens of millions of dollars set aside for Wisconsin.
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Resilience or recklessness? The risks of rebuilding where disaster strikes
Urban planner Brian Stone Jr. is the author of “Radical Adaptation: Transforming Cities for a Climate Changed World.”
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Dangerous levels of lead dust found in 2 Milwaukee schools
There are dangerous levels of lead dust in two Milwaukee public schools, the city’s Health Department announced Thursday.
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How to test your well water, and what to do if the results show contamination
The chief of the Private Water Section at the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources joined WPR’s “The Larry Meiller Show” to explain the importance of testing private wells for nitrate and bacteria every year, and testing for arsenic every five years.
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Evers proposes $145M plan to address PFAS in his next budget for Wisconsin
In a sweeping proposal, Gov. Tony Evers announced his budget will include more than $145 million to address PFAS contamination and exempt innocent landowners from paying to clean up pollution from the harmful chemicals.
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We Energies’ planned Oak Creek natural gas plant to produce 1.3M tons of emissions annually
The natural gas plant We Energies plans to build at its Oak Creek power plant campus will produce more than 1.3 million tons of greenhouse gas emissions each year, according to a new report from state regulators.