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  • 4 days ago | publicnewsservice.org | Judith Ruiz-Branch

    June is National Pollinator Month and a local agricultural group which aims to empower women in conservation is bringing awareness to how prairie restoration can aid the declining population of bees, butterflies and other pollinators. Through its Wisconsin Women in Conservation program, the Michael Fields Agriculture Institute is showing how reintroducing native plant species, among other practices, can reestablish endangered habitats supporting an entire ecosystem.

  • 5 days ago | wxpr.org | Judith Ruiz-Branch

    Eight Wisconsin cities, including four rural communities, will receive improvements to help make their communities more livable. Eleven grantees collectively received more than $100,000 in funds to implement quick-action projects this year through AARP Wisconsin's Community Challenge. Jennifer Stephany, executive director with Creative Downtown Appleton Inc., is a past recipient that used the funds to install a seasonal "parklet" - or mobile patio - in an area that lacked these amenities.

  • 5 days ago | publicnewsservice.org | Judith Ruiz-Branch

    One proposal would repeal a Biden-era rule regulating greenhouse gas emissions from power plants. The Environmental Protection Agency previously found the rule would save thousands of lives and provide $20 billion per year in public health and environmental benefits. Brian Lynk, senior attorney for the Environmental Law and Policy Center, emphasized regulation provides benefits on multiple levels.

  • 1 week ago | publicnewsservice.org | Judith Ruiz-Branch

    By Jonathan Feakins for Arts Midwest. Broadcast version by Judith Ruiz-Branch for Illinois News Connection reporting for the Arts Midwest-Public News Service Collaboration"It's a bit of a grandma-core hobby," Tierney Brosius admits.

  • 1 week ago | publicnewsservice.org | Judith Ruiz-Branch

    Eight Wisconsin cities, including four rural communities, will receive improvements to help make their communities more livable. Eleven grantees collectively received more than $100,000 in funds to implement quick-action projects this year through AARP Wisconsin's Community Challenge. Jennifer Stephany, executive director with Creative Downtown Appleton Inc., is a past recipient that used the funds to install a seasonal "parklet" - or mobile patio - in an area that lacked these amenities.

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Judith Ruiz-Branch
Judith Ruiz-Branch @Jai_RB
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Jimmy Carter’s lasting impact on Milwaukee https://t.co/dcDWVjWTOe https://t.co/hyMr4A2QBY

Judith Ruiz-Branch
Judith Ruiz-Branch @Jai_RB
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Documentary brings WI tribe's pipeline resistance to national stage https://t.co/9F2YUA8Rrl

Judith Ruiz-Branch
Judith Ruiz-Branch @Jai_RB
19 Dec 24

An Eau Claire small business braces for Trump tariffs https://t.co/BjP0fXuHDV