Waters
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Author recommends best places to visit in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula
A travel guide to Michigan’s Upper Peninsula was recently released in its sixth edition. The author gives tips on where Wisconsin residents should consider visiting.
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PFAS-affected water systems to receive $750M in settlement with Tyco Fire Products
Tyco Fire Products reached a $750 million settlement Friday with public water systems that detected harmful PFAS in their drinking water.
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Wisconsin utility reveals secrets to providing nation’s best tasting water
The National Rural Water Association chose Columbus as the city with the best tasting water.
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Milwaukee area residents urged to cut water use as rains cause sewer overflow
The Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District wants people in the Milwaukee area to cut their water use after rains caused a combined sewer overflow.
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Lower fishing bag limits aim to help struggling walleye
State wildlife authorities are reducing the limit as studies show walleye are struggling to adapt to sporadic, warming winters due to climate change.
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Wisconsin residents near closed Mississippi River bridge face detours
During a recent appearance on WPR’s “The Morning Show,” Prairie du Chien Mayor David Hemmer said a bridge closure north of the city is causing increased traffic.
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Great Lakes ice cover reaches record low for mid-February
Ice cover on the Great Lakes has hit a low never before seen in mid-February as the region has witnessed warmer than normal temperatures during a time of year when ice cover nears its peak.
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Wisconsin author reflects on environmental change in Lake Superior’s shadow
In her new book, author Sue Leaf contemplates the history and environmental change of Lake Superior and her more than 30 years owning a rustic cabin on the lake’s South Shore near Port Wing.
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Bay of Green Bay is one step closer to being designated as a research reserve
The Great Lakes and Wisconsin are one step closer to adding another site to protect and study a freshwater ecosystem along the Bay of Green Bay.
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Pelican River Forest secures funding, but local leaders want federal grant revoked
Supporters of the Pelican River Forest say enough money has been secured to move forward with the largest land conservation effort in state history, but local officials are pushing to block federal funding for the project. In 2021, the Conservation Fund purchased roughly 70,000 acres east of Rhinelander for public use and logging. While the…