Wisconsin Couple Sues Over Son’s Death Linked to $500 Surge in Asthma Meds February 7, 2025 By Todd Richmond A Wisconsin couple is suing Walgreens and a pharmacy benefits management company, alleging that their son died because he couldn’t...
Record Flooding and Tornadoes This Spring In Iowa Caused $130M in Damage July 17, 2024 By Hannah Fingerhut and Todd Richmond DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Record flooding and powerful tornadoes ravaged parts of Iowa for weeks this spring, destroying or...
Federal Appellate Panel Sends Michigan Pipeline Challenge to State Court June 19, 2024 By Todd Richmond Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel’s lawsuit seeking to shut down part of a petroleum pipeline that runs beneath the Straits...
Wisconsin Court Limits Regulators’ Authority to Mandate PFAS Cleanup March 8, 2024 By Todd Richmond MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Environmental regulators can’t unilaterally force polluters to clean up contamination from so-called forever chemicals without going...
Wisconsin Governor Signals He Won’t Sign Bill to Fight PFAS February 23, 2024 By Todd Richmond MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Tony Evers signaled Wednesday that he has no intention of signing a Republican bill...
Summer-Like Conditions Lead to First Wisconsin Tornadoes in February February 14, 2024 By Todd Richmond and Scott Bauer EVANSVILLE, Wis. (AP) — The first tornadoes ever recorded in Wisconsin in the usually frigid month of February tore through...
Wisconsin Halts Development of Groundwater Standards for PFAS Chemicals Due to Excessive Compliance Costs December 22, 2023 By Todd Richmond MADISON, Wis. (AP) – Excessive compliance costs have forced Wisconsin regulators to stop developing standards limiting so-called forever chemicals in...
Groups Argue Wisconsin Regulators Can’t Make Factory Farms Obtain Preemptive Pollution Permits July 18, 2023 By Todd Richmond MADISON, Wis. (AP) __ Wisconsin regulators can`t legally impose environmental regulations on factory farms before they become operational, two farm...
Chicago Flooding a Reminder of Vulnerability of Major Cities During Extreme Weather July 6, 2023 By Todd Richmond and Olga R. Rodriguez Heavy rains that flooded Chicago neighborhoods, rendered freeways impassable and wreaked havoc on NASCAR street races downtown Sunday are serving...
Republican Wisconsin Lawmakers Propose Plan to Combat PFAS Pollution June 7, 2023 By Todd Richmond MADISON, Wis. (AP) – Republican legislators have proposed a sweeping new plan to address PFAS pollution that would create grants...