Energy & Environment

You can take steps to reduce bills and prevent problems before winter weather arrives

Those in northern areas like Wisconsin, Michigan and Minnesota are preparing for another winter as a new global study raises questions about how colder climates might see fewer days of ice cover on lakes.

A late forestry professor at the University of Wisconsin Stevens Point was honored on Wednesday

Democratic Gov. Tony Evers' administration is trying again to limit the amount of chemicals known as PFAS in groundwater. The Wisconsin State Journal reports that Evers authorized the Department of Natural Resources last week to begin work on administrative rules establishing limits.

Seven Midwestern states are teaming up to accelerate the development of hydrogen as a clean energy source.

There’s no shortage of beautiful places to get outside in the Northwoods.But how you can enjoy those places and what to expect from them changes based on their designation.As part of WXPR’s We Live Up Here series, Katie Thoresen introduces us to State Natural Areas and a man being honored for dedicating his life to preserving them.

There’s no shortage of beautiful places to get outside in the Northwoods.But how you can enjoy those places and what to expect from them changes based on their designation.As part of WXPR’s We Live Up Here series, Katie Thoresen introduces us to State Natural Areas and a man being honored for dedicating his life to preserving them.

U.S. officials are proposing to list the tricolored bat as endangered. It's among a dozen bat species across the nation suffering sharp declines because of white-nose syndrome.

Swans may not be the most important factor in the decline of wild rice, but there is no doubt that the number of swans has increased on our Northwoods lakes. How did this happen?

The Ottawa National Forest is growing more than just trees.It recently purchased 1,200 acres of land that straddles the West Branch of the Ontonagon River.