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Department of Transportation declares regional emergency following BP refinery fire in Indiana
Department of Transportation declares regional emergency following BP refinery fire in Indiana Kirklareli / Turkey – Aug, 30, 2021: Lighted Sign Board with Large British Petroleum, BP Logo Placed on a poll in the highway gas station. A Department of Transportation agency declared a regional energy emergency for four Midwestern states on Saturday after a fire at […]
What a Project in Wisconsin Can Teach Others About Working With Farmers to Reduce Phosphorus Runoff
WHAT A PROJECT IN WISCONSIN CAN TEACH OTHERS ABOUT WORKING WITH FARMERS TO REDUCE PHOSPHORUS RUNOFF Adoption of best management practices on farms near Green Bay, Wisconsin, could help answer nagging questions about how well these strategies work to reduce nutrient pollution. Photo courtesy of NEW Water, the brand of the Green Bay Metropolitan Sewerage […]
Nuclear Keeps on Polluting, Long After Shutdown
Nuclear Keeps on Polluting, Long After Shutdown Photo by Nuclear Regulatory Commission | CC BY 2.0 Last month, the La Crosse Boiling Water Reactor, on the banks of the Mississippi River in Wisconsin, was found to be leaking radioactive tritium (the radioactive form of hydrogen) into the groundwater. Again, clean, safe, cheap nuclear power comes […]
Wisconsin Firm Microchips Employees: “It’s Inevitably The Next Thing… And We Want To Be Part Of It”
Wisconsin Firm Microchips Employees: “It’s Inevitably The Next Thing… And We Want To Be Part Of It” In April we noted that Swedish company Epicenter had begun implanting RFID chips into workers hands… and the workers loved it… it makes opening doors and buying smoothies so easy and convenient, and your coworkers will even throw […]
To confront power, one must first name it: Neoliberalism and the sustainability crisis
To confront power, one must first name it: Neoliberalism and the sustainability crisis Recently, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker ordered references to human-caused climate change be deleted from the state Deparment of Natural Resources website. Scientific findings concerning the natural world have become an embarrassment for the neoliberal world view. The answer in this case seems to be to […]
Wisconsin Groundwater Dispute Is a Warning Signal for the Eastern United States
Wisconsin Groundwater Dispute Is a Warning Signal for the Eastern United States Water problems in states east of the Mississippi River mirror those of the dry American West. Photo © Codi Kozacek / Circle of Blue Caroline Lake sits near the Lake Superior shore in northern Wisconsin. The state is one of many east of […]
Wisconsin Climate Change Gag Order Part of Broader Industry-Tied Attacks on Science
Wisconsin Climate Change Gag Order Part of Broader Industry-Tied Attacks on Science On April 7, Wisconsin’s Board of Commissioners of Public Lands voted 2-1 to ban those employed by the agency from doing any work pertaining to climate change or global warming while doing public lands related work. Although the story was covered bymultiple media outlets, lost in the public discussion so […]
