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Low water disrupts industry along lower Mississippi River
Plummeting water levels in the lower Mississippi River are projected to drop even further in the weeks ahead, a projection shows, dampening the region's economic activity and potentially threatening jobs in one of the country's poorest states.
First panels installed at Yahara Solar Project
Dane County Executive Joe Parisi joined Alliant Energy and SunVest Solar executives on Tuesday to celebrate the installation of the first solar panels at the 90-acre solar farm site on county-owned land in the town of Cottage Grove.
Crews battling paper mill fire in Michigan’s UP
Crews from several fire departments were battling a large fire Friday at a paper mill in Michigan's Upper Peninsula that began hours earlier in a warehouse, authorities said.
‘Forever chemicals’ in deer, fish challenge hunters, tourism
Wildlife agencies in the U.S. are finding elevated levels of a class of toxic chemicals in game animals such as deer — and that's prompting health advisories in some places where hunting and fishing are ways of life and key pieces of the economy.
Climate resilience program could yield grants for Wisconsin roads
The Badger State could earn $141 million in federal grants to adapt transportation infrastructure and new construction to extreme weather.
Alliant Energy files plan to develop battery storage facilities
With major advances in the transition to creating safe, clean renewable energy generation, Alliant Energy has announced plans to add 175 megawatts of battery storage in Wisconsin.
DNR: Wisconsin wolf population likely now 972 animals
Wisconsin wildlife officials estimate Wisconsin's wolf population currently stands at about 970 animals, demonstrating that a much-maligned February 2021 hunting season had little impact on the population as a whole.
Evers administration relaunches efforts to limit PFAS
Democratic Gov. Tony Evers' administration is trying again to limit the levels of a group of chemicals known as PFAS in Wisconsin's groundwater.
Wisconsin joins Midwest coalition for investment in hydrogen energy production
Wisconsin will join six other Midwest states in a coalition to commit to developing a hydrogen energy economy, Gov. Tony Evers announced on Monday.
Union, business leaders voice support for Enbridge Line 5 relocation as judge makes ruling
Labor union officials and business leaders voiced their support in Greenfield for the Enbridge Line 5 relocation project around an indigenous reservation as part of a statewide tour.
Biden administration awards $1 billion for economic projects
President Joe Biden and Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo are announcing on Friday $1 billion worth of federal grants for manufacturing, clean energy, farming, biotech and other sectors that will go to 21 regional partnerships.
AMERICA’S SUMMER OF FLOODS: What cities can learn from climate changes to prepare for tomorrow
Powerful storms across the South, following flash floods in Dallas, Death Valley, St. Louis, Yellowstone and Appalachia, have left cities across the U.S. questioning their own security in a warming climate.
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- Where Wisconsin governor candidates stand on data center construction
- Marshfield plans $7.6 million youth center at former J.C. Penney building
- Milwaukee convention hotel plan advances with possible $500 million financing
- 49 townhomes set for downtown Milwaukee’s north edge
- The Brewers’ roof is leaking. But it could be worse
- Wisconsin Supreme Court holds Pabst liable for asbestos exposure at Milwaukee brewery
- Colliers brokers $9.5M sale of Milwaukee townhome community
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Project Profiles
- First prefabricated bridge in US installed in Eau Claire County
- Illinois developer worked with Wisconsin contractor to build 258-unit Wauwatosa apartment complex
- VJS Construction raises the roof for Bruce Guadalupe Community School expansion project
- Microgrid pilot project will store energy for village affected by outages
- Dane County sees uptick in highway work zone crashes, on track to exceed last year
- The Hop streetcar will debut newest service route in fall with limited service
- FPC Live slims venue proposal to 1 downtown building
- Children’s Hospital urgent care center in Milwaukee gets first round of city approval
- With Sonag Construction shut down, feds move to block indicted owner from collecting leftover assets
- Four contractors selected to build border wall prototypes
- UW-Milwaukee’s Greenstreet shaping minds (and the city)
- Turning the Corner(s) (PHOTO SLIDESHOW)