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Maria Peralta-Arellano

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  1. Article · Sep 25, 2026 · Maria Peralta-Arellano, Report for America

    The Wisconsin Natural Resources Board hears public comment amidst Line 5 clean up (opens the original)

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    While not on the agenda, Line 5 was a prominent point of discussion during this week's Wisconsin Natural Resources board meeting, with public comments both supporting and opposing the pipeline. Wisconsin DNR Secretary Karen Hyun addressed the issue and the agency’s involvement in resolving the recent natural gas liquids spill that occurred in Iron County in late August. The agency has since been able to access the site. “We are going to do everything we can under our authority to make sure that

  2. Article · Sep 24, 2026 · Maria Peralta-Arellano, Report for America

    Town of Stella selected for multi-year PFAS study (opens the original)

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    The Town of Stella was selected for a multi-year study looking into the effects of PFAS on residents. As WXPR has previously reported, private wells in the Oneida County township have some of the highest rates of PFAS in the country. PFAS are a group of manmade chemicals used in some nonstick products and things like firefighting foam. The study is led by Dr. Amy Schultz, a senior scientist in the department of population, health sciences at UW-Madison. The study has received a grant of more tha

  3. Article · Sep 17, 2026 · Maria Peralta-Arellano, Report for America

    A drier summer brings a larger projected wild rice harvest (opens the original)

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    The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources announced that it is expecting a larger wild rice harvest this season compared to past years. Heavy rainfall in early spring followed by a pattern of drought gave way for favorable conditions for the staple food. For decades, wild rice has seen a trend of shrinking harvests due to climate change, poor use of land and water, and poor water quality. Austen Hilding stood in the parking lot of the Island Lake boat launch before walking down to see the wi

  4. Article · Sep 11, 2026 · Maria Peralta-Arellano, Report for America

    Line 5 clean up continues, concerns about transparency grows (opens the original)

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    On August 25, an unoccupied third-party truck rolled into Line 5 resulting in a leak near Saxon. The leak released 1.3 million gallons of natural gas liquids, covering the area in white smoke as it evaporated. Enbridge is still working to clean up the natural gas liquids that remain, monitoring air quality, soil and testing water at the site. The area remains a no fly-zone. Line 5 has been shutdown since the leak. The company hopes to reopen the pipeline on September 12 by building a bypass The

  5. Article · Sep 4, 2026 · Maria Peralta-Arellano, Report for America

    Wisconsin DNR sees increase in Blue Green Algae Blooms (opens the original)

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    So far this year, there’s been 185 blue-green algae reports confirmed by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. Overall, the DNR has been getting an increasing number of reports compared to last year. The increase can be attributed to several causes, climate change is allowing for longer growing seasons, run off from precipitation, natural cycles, like lake turnovers, and increased awareness to name a couple. Gina LaLiberte is the DNR statewide harmful algae bloom coordinator. “We have a

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