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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Station Director Gretchen Gerrish said she hopes the documentary makes clear that federal funding isn’t an abstract concept, but a real investment in local communities.

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The Freshwater Collaborative has awarded Universities of Wisconsin schools $4.2 million to support water education and research programs across the state. 

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Environmental advocates are suing the city of Racine to force the release of data on projected water use in the first phase of Microsoft’s $3.3 billion data center campus in Mount Pleasant.

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The F.J. King sank 139 years ago. A group of maritime enthusiasts chartered a boat to try and find its wreckage.

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