Environmental and cultural concerns continue as Enbridge pushes forward with the construction of its new Line 3 oil pipeline. Line 3, which is currently being built in northern Minnesota, has drawn the attention of environmental activists and Indigenous communities, who have expressed a number of environmental concerns about the project. The project has also raised […]
Dane County Approves Airport Expansion
Photo by Free Photos on Pixabay. Currently, the Dane County Regional Airport has space for thirteen planes, and between 2019 and 2020, an all-time high of 1.1 million people used it to fly from Dane County. Michael Riechers is the marketing director for the Dane County Regional Airport. He says pandemic notwithstanding, Dane County’s projected […]
Common Council Approves New Tiny Home Village for Madison’s Houseles...
On May 4th, the Madison Common Council approved Madison’s second Tiny House village. When finished, the village will house about two dozen unhoused people on a piece of property on Madison’s north side. The project is the work of community organization Occupy Madison, a nonprofit focused on providing homes for Madison’s houseless population. The group […]
New City Council Sworn In
What may be the most diverse Madison Common Council in history was officially sworn in this afternoon, as leadership changed hands from outgoing to incoming alders. Outgoing alder Marsha Rummel has served the east side for fourteen years. She decided not to run for reelection this cycle. “When I was elected, the council was majority […]
Madison water utility recommends measures to address PFAS contaminatio...
Yesterday, the city of Madison released a tentative plan to mitigate PFAS contamination at one of its wells. Well 15 has been shut down since March 2019, after community members raised concerns over PFAS contamination at the site. The well, located in northeast Madison, is about a mile away from the Truax Air Field — […]
Saturday at noon: WORT’s District 12 debate
Tune in (0nline) at 12pm, Saturday, February 6th for the Madison Common Council district 12 debate. Incumbent Syed Abbas and challenger Tessa Wyllie de Echeverria are vying for this seat. You can watch this debate live on Facebook, Youtube, or Twitter. You will also be able to see transcription in real time on Twitter. Please note that […]
