Sludge and septage are spread across around half a million acres in Wisconsin, but most of it has never been tested for PFAS.

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The Wisconsin DNR is proposing to reduce the commercial harvest on whitefish in Lake Michigan as the population has seen a dramatic decline.

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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued a federal permit Wednesday to a Canadian energy firm that wants to reroute its oil and gas pipeline around a northern Wisconsin tribe’s reservation.

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Federal staff, volunteers and projects are experiencing effects of the federal government shutdown on national scenic trails running through Wisconsin and the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore.

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The Great Lakes are seeing near record warm water temperatures right now, which means there’s a higher chance for lake effect snow when the weather turns cold.

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After first receiving approval two years ago, Wisconsin’s wolf harvest regulations are set to take effect in November.

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As the weather grows colder, Wisconsin health officials are urging residents to get vaccinated for several respiratory illnesses, including COVID-19. The plea comes as people are facing more confusion and hurdles over getting a COVID shot.

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For the first time in its history, the St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin released lake sturgeon into Clam Lake as part of efforts to restore the ancient fish.

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A new study on Lake Beulah in southeastern Wisconsin indicates that wake boats should operate in deeper waters and farther from the shore to reduce impacts to the lake bottom and shoreline.

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As temperatures rise and bobbers sink, it turns out anglers have a greater effect on fish populations than global warming, according to a new study led by the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

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Republican lawmakers say their bills to address PFAS would offer financial aid and protect innocent landowners from footing the bill for contamination they didn’t cause. But state regulators argue the proposals would still let polluters off the hook.

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A large dairy with farms in Columbia and Dane counties is proposing to grow its herd by more than 60 percent in the next five years as part of plans to consolidate its two facilities into one location.

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The city of Ashland is seeking outside input on potential new uses of the shuttered Northland College campus.

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Another commercial poultry facility in Jefferson County must cull more than half a million birds due to highly pathogenic avian influenza. 

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Environmental advocates are urging state regulators to bring Wisconsin’s PFAS standards in line with federal drinking water standards for the chemicals despite an ongoing legal challenge.

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An administrative law judge may decide whether the roughly $450 million plan to reroute an oil and gas pipeline around the Bad River tribe's reservation can move forward after a lengthy hearing wraps up on Friday.

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The current and former owners of a Rhinelander paper mill are responsible for widespread PFAS contamination in the northern Wisconsin town of Stella, state environmental regulators said in new letters obtained by WPR.

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The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is increasing monitoring in Lake Winnebago for invasive round gobies that can force out native bottom-dwelling fish.

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State Veterinarian Darlene Konkle said the farm spotted signs of the virus and alerted ag officials. The cause of the infection has not yet been determined.

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A new report from environmental groups Alliance for the Great Lakes and Clean Wisconsin recommends steps to combat nitrate contamination, which poses health risks and millions of dollars in costs for Wisconsin communities.

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