Environment

Dec 13, 2021

‘Preserving these places is paramount’: How photographer Brett Kosmider documents Door County, Wisconsin’s fragile, changing landscape

Brett Kosmider is a photographer and filmmaker living in Door County. Thousands of tourists flock to Wisconsin’s Door Peninsula each year, drawn to the beauty of its 300 miles of shoreline […]

Oct 21, 2021

Billions in environmental-justice money hang in the balance

Tens of billions of dollars for U.S. environmental-justice initiatives originally proposed in a $3.5 trillion domestic spending package now hang in the balance as Democrats decide how to trim the bill down to $2 trillion.

Oct 7, 2021

White House restoring environmental reviews for big projects

In the latest reversal of a Trump-era environmental rollback, President Joe Biden is restoring federal regulations guiding environmental reviews of major infrastructure projects such as highways and pipelines. The reviews were scaled back by the Trump administration in a bid to fast-track the projects.

Aug 3, 2021

AGC encourages owners to build greener in response to climate change

The Associated General Contractors of America is calling on project owners and contractors to design buildings with environmental protection in mind and take other steps to combat climate change.

May 18, 2021

Biden sees electric vehicle future for US

President Joe Biden called attention on Tuesday to the electric-vehicle future he envisions for the United States as a way to tackle climate change and create jobs.

Jan 28, 2021

As Biden seeks a turn on environment, Trump rules to linger

Longtime safeguards for U.S. bird populations took a hit under former President Donald Trump, whose administration made it harder to prosecute industry-caused deaths — such as the 2019 destruction of a sprawling Virginia seabird nesting ground — and chipped away protections for endangered species.

Nov 19, 2020

Trump pushes new environmental rollbacks on way out the door

Down to its final weeks, the Trump administration is working to push through dozens of environmental rollbacks that could weaken century-old protections for migratory birds, allow more Arctic drilling and hamstring the future regulation of public-health threats.

Nov 11, 2020

Developer sues to compel clean-up of polluted Walker’s Point complex

A developer planning to convert three former industrial buildings in Milwaukee into luxury apartments is suing its previous owners over environmental contamination found at the site.

Jul 17, 2020

Northeastern Wisconsin manure spill thinning as it nears bay

A manure spill from a northeastern Wisconsin farm is thinning as it flows downstream toward the bay of Green Bay, state environmental officials said Thursday.

Jul 15, 2020

Trump reins in major environmental law to speed big projects (UPDATE)

President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he is rolling back a foundational Nixon-era environmental law that he says stifles infrastructure projects, but that is credited with keeping big construction projects from fouling up the environment and ensuring there is public influence on major projects.

Jul 7, 2020

Heat will stay stuck on extra high for July in most of US

The heat is on. And for most of America it'll stay on through the rest of the month and maybe longer, meteorologists say.

Jul 6, 2020

Judge orders Dakota Access pipeline shut down pending review

A federal judge on Monday sided with the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and ordered the Dakota Access pipeline to shut down until the completion of further environmental review.