On Friday, January 6th, the newly sworn-in 117th U.S. Congress undertook the normally ceremonial task of certifying the votes of the Electoral College for the 2020 Presidential Election. This year, however, was anything but normal. Hundreds of Republican representatives and senators were prepared to object to the certification. Earlier in the day, President Trump spoke […]
Back Forty Mine Permit Denied
Canadian mining company Aquila Resources has proposed an 80-acre open pit copper, zinc, gold and silver mine, near the Wisconsin / Michigan Upper Peninsula border. Dubbed the “Back Forty Mine,” the extraction pit would operate immediately adjacent to the Menominee River, home to the Menominee Tribe. The Menominee Tribe challenged environmental permits issued for the […]
EPA “Secret Science” Rule Curbs Public Health Research
On his way out the door, President Trump has handed fossil fuel industries and other polluters an enormous gift. After years of wrangling, the EPA’s so-called “secret science” rule went into effect on January 6, 2021. The rule mandates that scientists make public all data used for studies that become the basis for environmental regulations. […]
Cannibal Sandwiches: Know Your Risk
As the holidays — and perhaps more significantly — the National Football League postseason — approaches, Wisconsinites traditionally gather to celebrate the new year and the progress of the Green Bay Packers through the playoffs. Among the traditional fare served at such events are the blue-collar version of steak tartare, known as “cannibal sandwiches.” Raw […]
Tinier Houses Take Shape at Wiggie’s Bar
The late David Wiganowski, who owned “Wiggie’s” tavern on Madison’s north side, was a stalwart conservative on the Dane County Board of Supervisors and a frequent thorn in the side of Madison-area liberals. When the Occupy Madison movement established a homeless encampment on county-owned land, however, they found in “Wiggy” an unexpected champion and friend. […]
COVID-19 Transmission to Wildlife
This fall, researchers in Utah began surveying wildlife populations after a breakout of the COVID-19 SARS-2 virus in domestic mink farms. They found one wild mink who had contracted the virus, apparently from contact with farmed mink. Interspecies infection has been a hallmark of the SARS-2 Cov2 virus from the start. Nevertheless, the new finding […]
- 1
- 2
- 3
- …
- 171
- Next Page »
