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In this line of work, projects don’t start with a bang.They end with one.With a booming explosion on Tuesday morning, a portion of stream at the…
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Rhinelander has started examining options for treating PFAS-contaminated water being produced by two city wells.Wells 7 and 8 have been shut down since…
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A walk to the end of the Ashland Oredock feels like a walk out onto Lake Superior for Ed Monroe.“We’re out amongst the buoys and the shipping lane,” he…
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The water flow on a little creek in the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest is modest.In fact, the stream is small enough that it has no name. Officially,…
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On a sunny day in a shaded forest, Don Waller and Dave Zaber, two environmental professionals, came across an orchid growing on the forest floor.This part…
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The City of Rhinelander will test for PFAS in the discharge liquid, or leachate, of its long-closed city landfill. The Common Council approved that action…
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If just one more Rhinelander city well is taken offline, the city won’t be able to meet its water demand, according to a DNR drinking water…
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On a hot, sunny day last week, Jim Montgomery pulled a 1958 Evinrude Lark outboard motor outside his repair shop for a tune-up.Montgomery pointed to the…
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Northwoods fishermen and women love when the fish are biting often, offering excitement with every cast.Frequent catches mean the fish population in a…
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Drilling on the last exploration site in eastern Oneida County was completed on Wednesday.Badger Minerals had been overseeing the drilling program, which…