It’s a split show today! First, we hear from Karl Grossman about his research on weaponizing outer space in the wake of President Trump’s recent directive to establish a U.S. […]
Resiliency: Designing Community Infrastructure to Withstand Flooding
When Hurricane Maria slammed into Puerto Rico in the fall of 2017, not everyone was surprised by the impacts. Professor Shane Hubbard of University of Wisconsin Atmospheric Sciences had been […]
Madison Looks to Help Puerto Rican Town with Solar Energy
A new study shows that more than 4,000 Americans died in Puerto Rico as a result of Hurricane Maria last year. More than a third of those were due to […]
Madison Organizations Aid Puerto Rico
It’s been over two months since Hurricane Maria devastated the island of Puerto Rico, a territory of the United States. Yet, many of its residents are without fresh water, and […]
Ken Klippenstein’s FOIA-fueled jabs at the powerful
In late October, The Daily Beast ran a story exposing the political connections of Whitefish Energy, an obscure company that somehow secured a $300 million contract to restore electricity in hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico. […]
Connections Between the Whitefish Firm and the Trump Administration
A contract on the island of Puerto Rico is stirring up controversy. Earlier this year, Hurricane Maria left the island completely without power. Now the efforts to rebuild the island’s […]
