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A setting sun is shown above a pond in which two beaver heads are poking out. The wake from the beavers' swim trails behind them.

Ag & Water, Environment

Pest or nuisance? The role of beavers in ‘Hoppers’ and the real world

by Bennet Goldstein / Wisconsin Watch April 18, 2026April 17, 2026 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

As a Pixar movie depicts the benefits of beavers, Wisconsin continues to have an antagonistic relationship with nature’s builders.

A person holds a shovel that is holding a leafy plant with roots and soil attached in a green field, with a vehicle parked in the field in the background under a blue sky with some clouds.

For these faithful, nurturing the Earth is rooted in spiritual beliefs

by Madeline Heim / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel January 17, 2026January 15, 2026 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

A person, wearing a shirt that reads "Interfaith … Burnett County … Crew," stands near stacked firewood and pallets beside a green shed, looking across a yard with large wood piles and wheelbarrows.

Firewood banks offer heat, and hope, to rural homes in need

by Bennet Goldstein / Wisconsin Watch January 2, 2026December 31, 2025 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Large display screen shows a digital map with colored areas beside a hallway with a sign reading "CAFO proposed" and red lockers in the background.

Ag & Water, Environment

Here’s how games and graphics are helping get teenagers excited about protecting the environment

by Bennet Goldstein / Wisconsin Watch October 27, 2025October 24, 2025 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Person in a hat, blue shirt and shorts walks on a rocky path.

From ski trails in Wisconsin to hiking paths in Phoenix, extreme heat is reshaping recreation — and our attitudes

by Terry L. Jones / Floodlight September 5, 2025September 4, 2025 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Faces of cows in a row

Wisconsin DNR can require CAFO permits to protect water, appeals court rules

by Danielle Kaeding / WPR August 27, 2025August 27, 2025 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Birds fly near a dam, rocks and water.

Forward, Government

Budget deal’s $15 million in earmarks for Robin Vos’ district highlight politicization of Wisconsin’s conservation funding

by Noe Goldhaber / Wisconsin Watch August 18, 2025August 15, 2025 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Is the greenhouse effect still debated among climate scientists?

by Sue Bin Park / Skeptical Science July 28, 2025July 28, 2025 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Advisory sign in front of greenery

Wisconsin Supreme Court delivers win for environmentalists in fight over ‘forever chemicals’

by Scott Bauer / Associated Press and Todd Richmond / Associated Press June 24, 2025June 24, 2025 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Tarped over mounds sit behind green grass and a river, bordered by a highway.

‘Our Louisiana Purchase’: Deal reached to move Green Bay’s century-old coal piles

by Joe Schulz / WPR June 7, 2025June 7, 2025 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Army Corps analysis: Great Lakes pipeline tunnel would have sweeping environmental impacts

by Todd Richmond / Associated Press June 1, 2025June 1, 2025 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Wisconsin Conservation Corps sticker design

Cuts to federal volunteer program AmeriCorps leave Wisconsin programs scrambling

by Trevor Hook / WPR May 6, 2025May 6, 2025 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

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