A newly proposed bill would implement new management standards for Wisconsin’s beaver and muskrat populations. The bill, proposed by State Rep. James Edming – a Republican from Glen Flora in the Northwoods – would permit state and municipal agents to gun down beavers and muskrats within fifty feet of a road. Under current state law, […]
Governor Evers announces legal actions against PFAS polluters
Wisconsin’s Department of Justice — alongside the Department of Administration — is taking the first steps towards legal action against PFAS polluters. In a statement, Governor Tony Evers announced that he and Attorney General Josh Kaul have directed the Department of Administration to identify outside law firms to represent the state. The final decision on […]
Wisconsin DNR detects PFAS in all of Madison’s lakes
In 2019, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources discovered elevated levels of PFAS in Starkweather Creek and Lake Monona. The so-called forever chemicals can cause a number of negative side effects if consumed in high enough quantities. Today, the DNR announced that elevated PFAS contamination, likely originating from the Dane County airport and Starkweather Creek, […]
PNM 2020 Year in Review
Tonight, the Perpetual Notion Machine looks back on some of our best shows for the year 2020. We don’t usually do this for our last show of the year, but this year has been so debilitating, caustic, and just plain pathetic. Maybe, starting tomorrow, things can change, even for just a little bit. During this […]
Republican Lawmakers Cut Out Parts of PFAS Emergency Rule
Republican state lawmakers have repealed several key provisions from an emergency rule meant to regulate contamination of PFAS, a toxic family of forever chemicals, from firefighting foam. Republican lawmakers argue the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is overstepping its authority. Democrats on the other side of the aisle say it’s essentially gutting the rule altogether. […]
Some wildlife can’t be rehabilitated during pandemic
The virus that causes COVID-19 in humans can also be carried by some animals, although there’s still a lot more to learn about zoonotic transmission and illness. In the spring, when the pandemic first started, the Wisconsin DNR put a moratorium on rehabilitation services for some animals that could potentially be susceptible to coronavirus. The […]
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