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The latest stories from the Desk

Tall grass in wetlands on a sunny day
The Supreme Court could end protections for some wetlands, threatening water and wildlife | Audio & text by Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco, Harvest Public Media -- Jan. 26, 2023

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Tall grass in wetlands on a sunny day
The Supreme Court could end protections for some wetlands, threatening water and wildlife | Audio & text by Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco, Harvest Public Media -- Jan. 26, 2023
Industrial sites on the banks of the Mississippi River
‘Forever Chemicals’ detected at five locations in Lower Mississippi River | By Josh Rosenberg, The Lens -- Jan. 26, 2023 Congress approves lower Mississippi River eco-restoration program | By Keely Brewer, Daily Memphian -- Jan. 23, 2023

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Local headlines shared by our network

A worker installs a wind turbine blade
Is Iowa’s newest turbine blade recycling method eco-friendly? | By Brittney J. Miller, The Gazette -- Jan. 20, 2023 Carbon pipeline runs into skepticism in Minnesota farm country | By Jennifer Bjorhus, Star Tribune -- Jan. 26, 2023
A loader tractor moves road salts

Our reporters on the radio 📻

Science Friday: Salted roads may soon be killing fish in the Upper Mississippi Hear our reporter Madeline Heim of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel discuss her recent story for SciFri's State of Science segment -- Jan. 27, 2023

The Takeaway: Communities grapple with legacy of water contamination | Listen to our Chloe Johnson of The Star Tribune discuss PFAS chemicals – Jan. 11, 2023

WUWM: Queering the family farm | Wisconsin Watch's Bennet Goldstein joined a source from his recent story for this interview -- Jan. 23, 2023


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Photo credits | Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco, Harvest Public Media; Kezia Setyawan, WWNO-New Orleans Public Radio; Lance Murphey, Daily Memphian; Jim Slosiarek, The Gazette; Jennifer Bjorhus, Star Tribune; Angela Peterson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; Shari L. Gross, Star Tribune; Bennet Goldstein, Wisconsin Watch. Header: NOAA.

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