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News In Your Area
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March 15, Project Blue Book UFOs
In the 1950s and 60s, a unit at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio collected and investigated UFO sightings – including quite a few in Wisconsin communities. The Air Force concluded that most of the reports were due to easily explainable phenomena, but other cases aren’t so easily explained. Shereen Siewert welcomes author and podcaster…
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UniverCity Alliance adds Driftless Area projects
The UniverCity alliance is a program that marshals the research capacity of UW-Madison students in service of the unique needs of cities, counties, villages, townships and others across the state of Wisconsin. The Alliance has helped some communities learn how government bodies can operate more efficiently, and others determine how to address needs like childcare…
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Farm groups appeal ruling that required wastewater permits for CAFOs
Farm groups are appealing a ruling earlier this year that found state environmental regulators can require large livestock farms to obtain wastewater discharge permits prior to any potential pollution of state waters.
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Another lawsuit aims to block transmission line from crossing wildlife refuge
Conservation groups have once again filed a lawsuit to block a transmission line that would cross through the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife Refuge even as it nears completion.
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State appeals court upholds ruling that DNR lacks broad authority to regulate PFAS
In a 2-1 decision Wednesday, a three-judge panel said policy changes by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources to address PFAS are unlawfully adopted rules that can’t be enforced.
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GOP bill aims to limit local regulation of farms, animal welfare
The proposal would bar local governments from enacting local regulations for farms or commercial operations, including concentrated animal feeding operations.
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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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USDA: Farm income forecast to drop 25 percent
Ag experts say smart investments will help farms weather the downturn. But lack of precipitation could be harder to overcome.
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New behavioral health resource; International Women’s Day
A new resource aimed at providing information about behavioral health is now available, following an eight-year project funded by the Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin Endowment. Joining us to talk about it are Diana DiazGranados, Project Director of Better Together in La Crosse County; and Catherine Kolkmeier, Executive Director of the La Crosse Medical Health Science…
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New bill would start banning products with PFAS in 2028
New legislation by western Wisconsin Democrats would ban products with added PFAS and offer alternative approach to spending state PFAS trust fund.