Madeline Heim

2 days ago | usatoday.com | Madeline Heim

• Solomon Community Temple United Methodist Church, in Milwaukee's Harambee neighborhood, was supposed to receive $28,000 in federal funds to plant 16 native trees on their property. • The neighborhood has few trees compared to other Milwaukee neighborhoods and lots of concrete surfaces, which absorb heat in the summertime and can make things feel hotter.

2 days ago | flipboard.com | Madeline Heim

Info Hegseth shared with wife and brother came from top general's secure messagesHegseth has denied the information he shared was classified, but it was given to him on a system for sensitive and classified information, sources told NBC News. WASHINGTON — Minutes before U.S. fighter jets took off to begin strikes against Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen last month, Army …

5 days ago | yahoo.com | Madeline Heim |Caitlin Looby

Firefighters assist residents in evacuating their homes from East River floodwaters on March 15, 2019, in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Adam Wesley/USA Today)ASHLAND, Wis. — In less than 10 years, three catastrophic floods ravaged northwestern Wisconsin and changed the way people think about water. The most severe, in July 2016, slammed Ashland with up to 10 inches of rain in less than a day — a month’s worth of rain fell in just two hours.

6 days ago | thegazette.com | Madeline Heim

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. CHESTERFIELD, Mo. — On a sunny spring day on a farm outside St. Louis, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin celebrated a new era for America’s wetlands. Flanked by farm equipment and a large American flag, Zeldin said federal rules about wetlands, long a source of frustration for people who want to drain them to grow crops or build homes, were going to relax.

6 days ago | wisconsinwatch.org | Madeline Heim |Caitlin Looby

Reading Time: 6 minutes In less than 10 years, three catastrophic floods ravaged northwestern Wisconsin and changed the way people think about water. The most severe, in July 2016, slammed Ashland with up to 10 inches of rain in less than a day — a month’s worth of rain fell in just two hours. As rivers swelled to record highs, major highways broke into pieces, and culverts washed away.