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20 years after fatal outbreak, Milwaukee leads on water testing The hunt for endocrine disruptors Report: ‘Little impact’ on Wisconsin from frac sand mining jobs Studies: Endocrine disruptors, cocaine common in Minnesota waters Emergency text alerts not reaching most people on University of Wisconsin campuses
 
20 years after fatal outbreak, Milwaukee leads on water testing

20 years after fatal outbreak, Milwaukee leads on water testing

Project page Read more stories in the Center’s investigation of endocrine disruptors in the environment. •  Sidebar: Study: Chemical blend lowers fish testosterone Researchers exposed minnows to a blend of linuron, an herbicide used to control grasses and weeds, and DEHP, a plasticizer used to make medical products. Water Watch Wisconsin This story is part of Water Watch Wisconsin, a [...]

The hunt for endocrine disruptors

The hunt for endocrine disruptors

Minnesota researchers have found endocrine disruptors in nearly every lake they've tested.

Report: ‘Little impact’ on Wisconsin from frac sand mining jobs

Report: ‘Little impact’ on Wisconsin from frac sand mining jobs

A new report says that the overall economic impact of frac sand mining will be minimal, and cautions communities to consider the potential costs of mining along with the benefits.

Studies: Endocrine disruptors, cocaine common in Minnesota waters

Studies: Endocrine disruptors, cocaine common in Minnesota waters

Environmental experts said the discoveries in lakes, rivers and streams increase the pressure on Wisconsin to figure out what’s in its water. A key Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources official said that the state’s waters were likely also contaminated, but that the state had no money for such monitoring.

Emergency text alerts not reaching most people on University of Wisconsin campuses

Emergency text alerts not reaching most people on University of Wisconsin campuses

Only three of the University of Wisconsin System’s 13 four-year campuses — Platteville, Stevens Point and Parkside — have more than half of students, faculty and staff signed up to receive text alerts, according to a review by the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism. The overall participation rate for all 13 campuses is about 32 percent, the Center found, based on data from each campus.

Money & Politics columns

Money & Politics columns

May 21, 2013

Weekly commentary from Bill Lueders, Money & Politics Project director.

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Project: Endocrine disruptors

Project: Endocrine disruptors

May 19, 2013

Chemicals in our environment thought to mimic or block hormones have pervaded our waters at trace amounts, raising concerns for fish, wildlife and humans. On our project page, see all the Center's stories, photos and multimedia in this ongoing investigation.

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Frac sand mining: Our investigation

Frac sand mining: Our investigation

May 02, 2013

Frac sand mining has surged in Wisconsin in recent years, growing from a handful of sites to more than 110 permitted facilities. This project page is home to all of our coverage, including maps, charts, and other resources.

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Endocrine disruptors: What can I do?

April 24, 2013

Advice from experts on how to limit your exposure and your impact on the environment.

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Experts avoid sounding alarm on chemicals — but adjust their own habits

Experts avoid sounding alarm on chemicals — but adjust their own habits

April 24, 2013

“It’s hard not to make people too worried about a lot of things,” said UW-Madison pediatric endocrinologist Ellen Connor, after running through a plethora of hypothesized health effects — genital abnormalities, tumors, lower sperm counts, diabetes, early puberty — and an equally long list of worrisome chemicals.

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Minnow reveals wastewater’s toxic effects

Minnow reveals wastewater’s toxic effects

April 21, 2013

Males exposed to chemicals managed to mate if other males were not around. But if they had to compete with the control males, however, they “suffered nearly total reproductive failure”: They had no game.

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Concerns grow about hormone-disrupting chemicals in Wisconsin water

Concerns grow about hormone-disrupting chemicals in Wisconsin water

April 21, 2013

Endocrine disruptors have been called a "global threat" to people and wildlife, but Wisconsin is lagging behind Minnesota in testing its waters for them.

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Jailers get downgraded, fight back

April 14, 2013

By Bill Lueders Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism One day last October, Sgt. Louise Hackel of the Clark County Sheriff’s Department was summoned to deal with an emergency. A distraught woman at the central Wisconsin county’s Community Services office was being involuntarily committed for mental health reasons. Hackel, one of four jail workers who arrived on the scene, [...]

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