“We have to start looking at water as a living entity, a living being, and put it on the endangered species list forever,” says activist and Lakota member Carla Rae Marshall. For today’s first segment, we hear her firsthand account of the tribal protests against uranium mining in South Dakota. For the rest of the […]
The Happy Show – Good News from 2019
It’s the most wonderful time of the year—time for Carousel’s annual happy show, where she looks back on the year and highlights positive news from the community. Today, we learn about local refugee resettlement, the successes of the Dane County government in criminal justice and mental health initiatives, the Bookstores Against Borders Fundraiser for RAICES […]
A Close Look at CAFOs
Do you shop for groceries? Do you like spending times on Wisconsin’s lakes and rivers? Do you or your family live in a rural community? If so, you’re affected by Wisconsin’s concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs). CAFOs are facilities hosting one type of livestock animal such as dairy cows, beef cattle, pigs, goats, chickens, or […]
Wisconsin Updates: Clean Drinking Water and Medical Marijuana
Earlier this month, Governor Tony Evers declared that 2019 is the year of clean drinking water in Wisconsin. Yesterday, he announced that he will propose legalizing medical marijuana in the upcoming budget. For today’s show, we hone in on these two emerging initiatives to get a clearer picture. First, we hear from Kerry Schumann, executive […]
Water Advocacy in Wisconsin
In his State of the State address last month, Governor Tony Evers declared 2019 the year of clean drinking water. For today’s episode, Patty talks to Kriss Marion and organic farmer Scott Laeser of Clean Wisconsin to discuss water advocacy in Wisconsin. “I looked at [the frog] and he looked at me, and we had a […]
Let’s Talk Water – Madison Lakes, Local Flooding, and Sustaina...
On today’s episode, new Wednesday host Ali Muldrow is joined in the studio by Yogesh Chawla to talk all things water, particularly the lake systems here in Madison, the flooding events of 2018, and what the community is doing to prepare for the future. Yogesh Chawla serves on the Dane County Board for District 6. […]
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- Next Page »
