Ice cover on the Great Lakes has often been thought to cap evaporation that can influence water levels and regional weather. But a new study finds ice doesn’t play as big a role in blocking evaporation as once thought, which could prove vital for predicting future climate conditions and lake levels.

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Wisconsin lawmakers want to provide fire departments access to grants for a new type of firefighting foam derived from soybeans that could provide an alternative to PFAS-based foams.

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Iron County is in the “bullseye” for the heaviest snowfall, with overall totals of 30 inches or more anticipated before the storm tapers off there tomorrow morning.

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A federal court has granted a northern Wisconsin ski resort’s request to continue operating after it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as it struggles to survive amid lacking snow in recent years.

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A rule aimed at protecting waterways from pollution is the latest outcome of a power struggle between Gov. Tony Evers and the GOP legislation over state agencies' authority.

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State agencies are teaming up to prevent an invasive forest pest from making its way into Wisconsin and threatening millions of the state’s hemlock trees.

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The legal arm of Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce is mounting another challenge against the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, seeking to bar the agency from enforcing the state's spills law against innocent landowners. 

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Under the bill, Wisconsin hunters would have the opportunity to hunt sandhill cranes, pending federal approval.

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American shippers are at odds with the Canadian government over its regulations that require all Great Lakes vessels or “lakers” to install systems to treat their ballast water by 2030.

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Wisconsin’s nine-day gun deer season will get a late start this year on Saturday, Nov. 22. The hunt runs through Sunday, Nov. 30.

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Midwest Energy Resources Company, a subsidiary of DTE Electric Company, will not renew its 50-year lease with Koch Industries as of June 30 next year.

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Wisconsin lacks standards or health advisory limits for more than half of pesticide-related chemicals analyzed in the state, and there are currently no state surface water standards for pesticides.

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Wisconsin environmental regulators and Republican lawmakers don’t agree on much when it comes to addressing PFAS contamination, but both acknowledge it will likely cost the state billions of dollars.

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On Nov. 1 in Washburn, a memorial dedication ceremony was held for the 29 crew members who lost their lives aboard the Fitz just ahead of the 50th anniversary of its sinking.

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Environmental groups argue a federal permit issued for Enbridge’s Line 5 reroute is unlawful due to an ongoing legal challenge. Labor unions and business groups hailed the approval.

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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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