Even though some farmers could not afford the rising costs of fertilizer, the commodity’s prices have massively boosted company profits in 2022. One major player saw net earnings over the first nine months of 2022 jump more than 1,000% over the same time period in 2021
Tag: environment
Posted inEnvironment
A tiny Wisconsin town tried to stop pollution from factory farms. Then it got sued.
Wisconsin’s largest business lobbying group accuses Laketown officials of overstepping in passing an ordinance to limit pollution from concentrated animal feeding operations.
Posted inEnvironment
La Crosse finds solar path despite ownership hurdle
A lack of clarity over third-party-owned solar in Wisconsin has stymied cities’ efforts to install photovoltaics on municipal buildings, but one city says it’s come up with a workaround that could be replicated elsewhere.
Posted inEnvironment, Failure at the Faucet, Health & Welfare
‘It’s criminal’: Milwaukeeans call for speedier lead pipeline removal to cut childhood poisoning
Replacing all Milwaukee lead service lines would take 70 years at current pace. Meanwhile, Wisconsin home lead investigations rarely test water amid focus on paint
Posted inEnvironment, Failure at the Faucet, Health & Welfare
Spurred by Flint crisis, Eau Claire aims to eliminate lead pipelines
City finds success in canvassing neighborhoods. Residents typically pay nothing under the grant-funded program.
Posted inEnvironment, Failure at the Faucet, Health & Welfare
Worried about lead poisoning in Wisconsin? Here’s what you should know.
Test your child and yourself — especially if you are pregnant. No level of lead is considered safe. Young children are particularly vulnerable to lead and may face higher levels of exposure because they often put their hands or other objects in their mouths, including paint chips. But drinking water can make up 20% of a […]
Posted inOpinion
Opinion: Long-unreported pipeline leak should be a wakeup call for Wisconsin
Guest author Peter Truitt argues in this Opinion piece that the Enbridge Line 3 pipeline should be halted because of high health and environmental risks.
Posted inEconomy, Environment, Government
Solar flare-up: Utility blocks Iowa firm from harnessing the sun in Milwaukee
A solar company is challenging public utilities’ monopoly on providing electricity from solar in Wisconsin; state regulators have declined to intervene in the feud.
Posted inEnvironment, Health & Welfare
Climate change causes ‘roller coaster’ mercury levels in Wisconsin fish
Researchers find that climate change-caused variations in Wisconsin lake levels have begun reversing recent gains in controlling environmental mercury.
Posted inEconomy, Environment, Health & Welfare
Proposal for 24 wind turbines whips up controversy in rural Wisconsin
Proponents of renewable energy say the project will invigorate their Green County town and help the environment; others fear property values and health will decline.
Posted inEnvironment
Massive Wisconsin solar proposal splits farmers and clean energy fans
One of the largest solar projects on cropland in the U.S. is pitting renewable energy boosters against each other — and farmers against farmers.
Posted inEconomy, Environment, Frac Sand Rush, Health & Welfare
Conference draws 50 frac sand protesters
More than 50 people gathered Monday to protest frac sand mining outside a conference on the silica sand resources of Minnesota and Wisconsin. Concerns about the health, safety, and environmental impacts of the sudden boom in new industrial sand mining facilities are shared by many across the Upper Midwest.