Competing proposals would protect “innocent landowners” — those who didn’t knowingly cause pollution — from liability. By Bennet Goldstein Wisconsin Watch This story was produced and originally … [Read more...]
Opting for Coexistence: Some Wisconsin Landowners Learn to Live With Beavers
Beavers can cause property damage, but research shows they positively impact the environment. Some landowners are ditching traps and dynamite to peacefully manage the nuisance. By Bennet … [Read more...]
An Ecosystem Engineer’s Vision: Mock Beaver Dams to Restore Wisconsin Wetlands
Beaver-inspired structures could limit flooding and benefit wildlife habitat, but state permitting is arduous. By Bennet Goldstein Wisconsin Watch Jay Dee Nichols stamped and packed stiff … [Read more...]
Midwest Maple Syrup Producers Adapt to Record Warm Winter, Uncertainty as Climate Changes
Human-caused climate change is having varied and unpredictable effects on maple harvests in Wisconsin, Iowa and elsewhere, experts say. By Bennet Goldstein Wisconsin Watch and Brittney J. … [Read more...]
Poopspotting: How AI and Satellites can Detect Illegal Manure Spreading in Wisconsin
Researchers explore use of aerial imagery and artificial intelligence to monitor a farming practice that threatens water. By Bennet Goldstein Wisconsin Watch After a fresh February snow, a … [Read more...]
Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation Wants to Offer Health Coverage. Critics say it Undercuts Obamacare
By Bennet Goldstein Wisconsin Watch Proposed legislation would enable the Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation to provide health care coverage to members outside traditional insurance regulations. … [Read more...]
Wisconsin bill Would Limit Local Control Over Animal Welfare
Proponents cite a need to ‘protect our farms.’ Opponents worry the legislation will reach further — eroding environmental and health safeguards. By Bennet Goldstein Wisconsin Watch Wisconsin … [Read more...]
Kohler Co. Golf Course Plans Along Lake Michigan Dealt Another Setback. Here’s What to Know.
Opponents cheer a court decision finding fault with the controversial project’s plan to fill Wisconsin wetlands. By Bennet Goldstein Wisconsin Watch This story is a product of the Mississippi … [Read more...]
The Chairman: How a Plan to Develop Wisconsin’s Largest Pig Farm Upended a Small Town’s Politics
A proposal for a $20 million concentrated animal feeding operation sowed distrust in Trade Lake as opponents accused the town’s chairman of backroom dealings to facilitate construction. By Bennet … [Read more...]
Threat to Sue Town in Polk County, Wisconsin, Over Large Farm Regulations Revives Local Control Fight
Backed by a pro-business law group, two Wisconsin residents challenge regulations of concentrated animal feeding operations, or CAFOs. By Bennet Goldstein Wisconsin Watch This story is a … [Read more...]