Waukesha is a large suburban city, of about seventy-thousand, in a prosperous suburban county, of about four-hundred thousand. By ordinary estimation, the residents of the city and county should have no difficulties with basic utilities and infrastructure. And yet, Waukesha has a water supply problem: Waukesha does not have an adequate supply of water that
Phosphorus may be used as a fertilizer, but that use comes at a price. A community, especially a farming community, that uses phosphorus for fertilizer faces the problem of what to do with that element when large quantities spread through the environment. Lee Bergquist of the Journal Sentinel, in a story from 4.16.16, explains the concern
Two weeks ago, I posted a simple question about Whitewater’s former Hawthorn Mellody milk plant: “If there had been no milk processing plant in Whitewater, would the city have constructed digester capacity as large as it now has, for importing waste into the city from other locations?” That’s seemingly a question about a waste-importation proposal,
The discussion about the environment in Wisconsin varies by community, or so it seems. Some parts of the state, particularly northeast Wisconsin, have a more active discussion because residents there perceive greater environmental risks, particularly to their water supplies. The Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism has a series that follows much of this discussion, online