MATC Environmental Program Connection

Love lunch time hikes in Autumn!

Looking for social distance? Get it outside at these parks within day-trip distance of Milwaukee If you're looking for an escape from everything that is going on, you can still find respite close to home in the great outdoors.

Meet the Ecologist Who Wants You to Unleash the Wild on Your Backyard Fed up with invasive species and sterile landscapes, Douglas Tallamy urges Americans to go native and go natural

http://m.startribune.com/huge-wisconsin-operation-shows-promise-of-aquaponics/568568462/

Huge Wisconsin operation shows promise of aquaponics in Midwest Superior Fresh's grand experiment raises an intriguing question that, for now, can't be answered: How many other Midwest farmers can follow its path?

https://www.jsonline.com/story/communities/waukesha/2020/03/04/uw-madison-study-finds-rising-radium-levels-wisconsin-water/4905416002/

Radium levels in public water supplies have increased in Waukesha County -- and much of Wisconsin, study finds Several graduate students at UW-Madison found that levels of radium in groundwater from public water supply wells in much of Wisconsin have risen.

https://phys.org/news/2020-02-green-technology-electricity-thin-air.html

New green technology generates electricity 'out of thin air' Scientists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have developed a device that uses a natural protein to create electricity from moisture in the air, a new technology they say could have significant implications for the future of renewable energy, climate change and in the future of medicine.

https://newatlas.com/science/metal-infused-wood/

Metal-infused lumber resists water and mold While lumber certainly has many desirable qualities as a building material, it typically has to be pressure-treated with eco-unfriendly chemicals to keep from rotting. With that problem in mind, US scientists are working on a greener alternative – giving the wood a shot of metal oxide.

https://mypositiveoutlooks.com/portland-generates-clean-and-low-cost-electricity-from-turbines-installed-in-water-pipes/?fbclid=IwAR3qheDUJfvFtW3pxKzmoESgSzGC5XfWEAk2tAKQ0BnBrjF8yYU0INbLuRw

Portland now generates electricity from turbines installed in city water pipes The city of Portland is changing the game of generating electricity with its newest environmental-friendly revolutionary water pipes! In order to come up with a clean and renewable source of energy, the city of Portland partnered with Lucid Energy. Together, they teamed up to deliver clean electrici...

https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/wisconsin/2019/01/02/well-water-contamination-widespread-southwestern-wisconsin/2466508002/

Study shows widespread well contamination in southwestern Wisconsin The results underscore the vulnerability of groundwater conditions in some areas of the state.

https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2017/02/great-lakes-scientist-says-if-we-lose-the-epa-we-lose-lake-erie/

Great Lakes Scientist says, “If We Lose The EPA, We Lose Lake Erie” - Great Lakes Now Great Lakes Scientist says, “If We Lose The EPA, We Lose Lake Erie” Great Lakes Scientist says, “If We Lose The EPA, We Lose Lake Erie” February 24, 2017 Mary Ellen Geist By Mary Ellen Geist February 24, 2017 1 0 Shares At the 8th Binational Meeting of the Lake Erie Millennium Network, 125 s...

https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/475880-trump-admin-shuts-down-map-that-allowed-users-to-track-pollution

Trump admin shuts down pollution-tracking map A federal database tracking pollution in the United States was retired earlier this month, drawing criticism from environmental advocates.