Stories indexed under: Environment

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  • Stan Temple: A life saving threatened species Jan. 27, 2011 As a UW-Madison wildlife professor, Stan Temple is heir to the outsized legacy of Aldo Leopold and, until his retirement, held the chair occupied by Leopold and his intrepid successor, Joe Hickey, the wildlife biologist whose work helped put the nails in the coffin of the insecticide DDT.
  • UW-Madison conservation goals heeded and exceeded Jan. 19, 2011 In a season traditionally devoted to reflection and new beginnings, a campus program is celebrating its successes and looking ahead to new goals.
  • New technique shows 50-year history of toxic algae in Lake Wingra Oct. 28, 2010 As public health officials worry about rising concentrations of cyanobacteria - often called blue-green algae - in lakes, scientists are concerned that a warming climate will stimulate the growth of cyanobacteria.
  • UW-Madison earns an "A" for sustainability efforts Oct. 27, 2010 The University of Wisconsin-Madison has received the highest possible grade, an A, in a national college sustainability ranking released today.
  • Portion of info graphic Report casts world’s rivers in ‘crisis state’ Sept. 29, 2010 The world's rivers, the single largest renewable water resource for humans and a crucible of aquatic biodiversity, are in a crisis of ominous proportions, according to a new global analysis.
  • Climate Leadership Challenge launches competition with $50,000 grand prize Sept. 23, 2010
  • GLEON buoy Global grassroots lake science network has roots in Wisconsin July 19, 2010 Inspired and led by freshwater scientists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, researchers eager to understand global ecosystems from end to end are now monitoring a series of buoys in lakes on every continent except Africa. Each buoy carries instruments to measure fundamental data on the weather above the water and the temperature and chemistry below it.
  • Algae on Lake Mendota Confronting toxic blue-green algae in Madison lakes July 1, 2010 Harmful algal blooms, once considered mainly a problem in salt water, have been appearing with increasing severity in the Madison lakes, and a team of University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers has geared up to understand the when, where and why of these dangerous "blooms."
  • European bison In Europe, bison find plenty of room to roam May 5, 2010 The European bison, a close relative of the American bison, has been on a slow road to recovery for almost a century. Europe's largest grazing animal once dwelled from central Russia to Spain, but by the beginning of the 20th century, habitat loss and hunting had reduced them to 54 animals.
  • New scholarships boost environmental studies, community service April 29, 2010 Seventeen undergraduate students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison are the first recipients of new need-based scholarships in environmental studies that promote community service.
  • Earth Day events honor birth of environmentalism April 19, 2010 For some of us it seems like just yesterday, but Earth Day turns 40 this year. The first Earth Day was held on April 22, 1970. Some 20 million people participated in environmental teach-ins across the United States. The event’s founder, U.S. Sen. Gaylord Nelson of Wisconsin, took a page from the antiwar movement to educate people about the environment and to put the cause on the national agenda.
  • Wisconsin’s environment inspires Earth Day Concert April 14, 2010 Can we hear ecology? Sixteen musicians - including four composers - from the University of Wisconsin-Madison believe we can.
  • New book explores widespread, troubling legacy of synthetic chemicals March 4, 2010 Environmental historian Nancy Langston started her latest book planning to highlight the lasting legacy of manufactured chemicals that touched the lives of millions of Americans in the 1950s and 1960s.
  • Heating plant renovation ushers in greener era Jan. 27, 2010 The Charter Street Heating Plant, an aging but critical source of energy for campus, is about to undergo a transformation that will take the state and university to the 21st century frontiers of cleaner, coal-free power.
  • Invasvie species sign image Poll: Many state anglers unaware of laws to prevent spread of invasive species Jan. 21, 2010 Many anglers in Wisconsin are unaware of laws designed to prevent the spread of aquatic invasive species and protect the state's lakes and rivers, according to a recent statewide poll.
  • New process leads to smaller estimate for global urban area Dec. 16, 2009 Urbanization is one of the most important trends of the 21st century, yet we don't have a good idea of how much land cities occupy.
  • Gordon Commons boiler uses cooking oil to heat water Dec. 1, 2009 The University of Wisconsin-Madison's Division of University Housing has cooked up the latest in energy savings. Nearly three months ago, officials installed a boiler in Gordon Commons that uses spent cooking oil as an energy source.
  • Lake Superior map Warmer means windier on world's biggest lake Nov. 16, 2009 Rising water temperatures are kicking up more powerful winds on Lake Superior, with consequences for currents, biological cycles, pollution and more on the world's largest lake and its smaller brethren.
  • Film still Festival leverages power of film for community action Oct. 21, 2009 The Tales from Planet Earth film festival takes center stage in Madison Friday-Sunday, Nov. 6-8, with something new: a built-in call to action.
  • Festival leverages film for community action Oct. 21, 2009 The Tales from Planet Earth film festival takes center stage in Madison Friday-Sunday, Nov. 6-8 with something new — a built-in call to action.