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How Wisconsin's Past And Present Population Will Shape Its Future

UW Applied Population Lab

Wisconsin's population structure is dominated by the magnitude of the baby-boom generation, and their presence is strongest in rural areas.

Series: UW Applied Population Lab: Wisconsin's Demographics

What Population Pyramids Reveal About The Past, Present And Future

Malia Jones

UW Applied Population Lab

Comparing population pyramids over time can explain a lot about what life is like in a place, as well as its economic and social challenges.

Tracking The Growing Polarization In Wisconsin's Legislature

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Zac Schultz

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The Wisconsin Legislature is the most polarized by party in recent decades. UW-Green Bay political scientist Aaron Weinschenk discusses how legislators' roll call votes help shape the metric of polarization.

Series: Drinking Water Quality

How Wisconsin Grapples With PFAS Contamination

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Marisa Wojcik

PBS Wisconsin

Zac Schultz

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Per- and polyfluoroalkyl chemicals, better known as PFAS, can contaminate groundwater and pose health risks to people. Multiple Wisconsin municipalities are considering how to deal with PFAS, and Wisconsin DNR Sec.-Designee Preston Cole discusses the state's response to the issue.

Wisconsin 101: Babcock Ice Cream Carton

Jane Genske

Wisconsin Life

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Cartons of ice cream from the Babcock Hall Dairy Plant are not particularly flashy — they're red, white and black. Bucky Badger appears next to a sticker listing the flavor. But does it really matter what the carton looks like?

Noon Wednesday: Can't We Just Talk About It?

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Marisa Wojcik

PBS Wisconsin

Researchers in Wisconsin are exploring how polarized politics can fracture civic discourse. UW-Madison journalism professor Mike Wagner discusses the work of the Center for Communication and Civic Renewal to investigate the intersection of media, technology and politics.

Series: UW Applied Population Lab: Wisconsin's Demographics

A Season Of Hunger For Many Wisconsin Kids

Sarah Kemp

UW Applied Population Lab

For many school children, the summer months mean a lack of adequate food, including a well-balanced school lunch on a daily basis.

Series: Renewable Energy In Wisconsin

What Are The Potential Impacts Of The Proposed Cardinal-Hickory Creek Power Line?

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Will Kenneally

PBS Wisconsin

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As the Wisconsin Public Service Commission considers the proposed high-voltage Cardinal-Hickory Creek transmission line, residents of the corridor stretching from Dubuque, Iowa to Middleton voice concerns about its necessity and potential impacts.

Series: Heat Stress

Series: Extreme Precipitation And Wisconsin's Climate

Series: Climate Science And Wisconsin

Projecting The Future Prospects Of Dangerous Hot Weather In Wisconsin

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Frederica Freyberg

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As Wisconsin sweats in the midst of a July heatwave, a report shows that global warming could lead to a jump in dangerous high summer temperatures in the state. UW Nelson Institute for Climatic Research researcher Michael Notaro discusses the study and what it means.

Series: Heat Stress

Wisconsin Melts Under Heat Wave

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Frederica Freyberg

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With brutal heat affecting Wisconsin, National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan office meteorologist Tim Halbach discusses the risks associated with heatwaves.