Danielle Kaeding

Duluth, Superior

WPR reporter covering the environment and northern Wisconsin. I love dogs and all things cheese. Email me at [email protected].

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Trump administration tariffs are likely to hit Wisconsin consumers, businesses. Here's how.

2 weeks ago | wpr.org | Danielle Kaeding

Wisconsin consumers will likely pay more for goods imported from dozens of countries under tariffs announced by President Donald Trump this week. On April 2, the Trump administration slapped a minimum 10 percent tariff on countries, with the European Union facing 20 percent tariffs. Asian and African countries faced rates at or near 50 percent, including Cambodia, Vietnam and Lesotho.
Bipartisan bill backs grazing practices that benefit water quality and livestock

2 weeks ago | wpr.org | Danielle Kaeding

Wisconsin farmers could get grants to use grazing practices that benefit soil health, animal welfare and water quality under a bipartisan bill making its way through the Wisconsin Legislature. On Thursday, the state Senate's agriculture committee held a hearing on a bill that would set up a pilot program offering technical support and grants of up to $40,000 for farmers that use managed grazing systems.
Wisconsin growers used the most water ever reported to irrigate crops in 2023

3 weeks ago | leadertelegram.com | Danielle Kaeding

Water withdrawals for irrigating crops in Wisconsin reached their highest level ever reported in 2023 as a flash drought prompted growers to pump more water from high capacity wells, according to a state report. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources released the report on Friday. In 2023, more than 14,000 water supply systems withdrew 1.8 trillion gallons of water, which is just below the annual average of 1.9 trillion gallons in the past decade. kAm%96 E@E2= :?4=F56D 2C@F?5 `ad 3:==:@?
Wisconsin joins states suing to block termination of $11 billion in health funding

3 weeks ago | wpr.org | Danielle Kaeding

Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul and Gov. Tony Evers announced the state is among a group of Democratic attorneys general and governors from 23 states that is suing the Trump administration for abruptly cutting off about $11 billion in public health funding. The group filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the agency's Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. in federal court in Rhode Island.
Wisconsin Used Most Water Ever Reported to Irrigate Crops in 2023

3 weeks ago | urbanmilwaukee.com | Danielle Kaeding

Water withdrawals for irrigating crops in Wisconsin reached their highest level ever reported in 2023 as a flash drought prompted growers to pump more water from high capacity wells, according to a state report. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources released the report on Friday. In 2023, more than 14,000 water supply systems withdrew 1.8 trillion gallons of water, which is just below the annual average of 1.9 trillion gallons in the past decade.
Wisconsin growers used the most water ever reported to irrigate crops in 2023

3 weeks ago | wpr.org | Danielle Kaeding

Water withdrawals for irrigating crops in Wisconsin reached their highest level ever reported in 2023 as a flash drought prompted growers to pump more water from high capacity wells, according to a state report. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources released the report on Friday. In 2023, more than 14,000 water supply systems withdrew 1.8 trillion gallons of water, which is just below the annual average of 1.9 trillion gallons in the past decade.
Wisconsin lawmakers weigh bill to hunt sandhill cranes, provide aid to farmers

3 weeks ago | wisfarmer.com | Danielle Kaeding

Wisconsin lawmakers will weigh whether to allow hunting of sandhill cranes and provide aid to corn growers experiencing damage from the birds under a bill introduced this month. The proposal marks the third such attempt in Wisconsin since 2012 to hunt the birds sometimes dubbed the “ribeye of the sky” by hunters. The Joint Legislative Council introduced the bill after a committee studied ways to manage sandhill cranes and related crop damage last year.
US Supreme Court seems likely to side with Catholic Charities on religious exemption in Wisconsin case

3 weeks ago | wpr.org | Danielle Kaeding

The U.S. Supreme Court seemed likely to rule in favor of the charitable arm of the Catholic Diocese in Superior, which is arguing it was wrongly denied a religious exemption from paying state unemployment tax. Justices heard arguments in the case Monday. Both liberal and conservative justices seemed to suggest that Wisconsin was discriminating against certain religious groups by only giving exemptions to groups that instill their faith through worship, religious teachings or proselytization.
Lawmakers weigh bill to hunt sandhill cranes, provide aid to farmers

3 weeks ago | leadertelegram.com | Danielle Kaeding

Wisconsin lawmakers will weigh whether to allow hunting of sandhill cranes and provide aid to corn growers experiencing damage from the birds under a bill introduced this month. The proposal marks the third such attempt in Wisconsin since 2012 to hunt the birds sometimes dubbed the “ribeye of the sky” by hunters. The Joint Legislative Council introduced the bill after a committee studied ways to manage sandhill cranes and related crop damage last year. kAm&?56C E96 3:==[ E96 (:D4@?D:?
Enbridge says no leaks found at other sites along Line 6

3 weeks ago | superiortelegram.com | Danielle Kaeding

Enbridge said its investigation of valves at sites along the company’s Line 6 pipeline revealed no active leaks after a valve failure caused an oil spill in Jefferson County last year. In November, a valve failure caused 69,000 gallons of oil to leak from the company’s Cambridge pump station on Line 6 in the town of Oakland between Madison and Milwaukee. The pipeline runs 465 miles from Superior to Griffith, Indiana. The leak was caused by a degraded gasket that loosened over time.