This story ran 7/25/2012 on Dane101.com After nearly a month of no significant rainfall, and amid deepening drought, the rain that pummeled Madison last Wednesday evening–and, in some parts of town, the morning as well–was a welcome relief. And though it stayed hot, more rain followed: Sunday morning, then Tuesday morning and early Wednesday, breaking…

This story ran 7/18/2012 on Dane101.com The state Natural Resources Board voted unanimously to approve the Department of Natural Resource’s proposed emergency wolf hunt rule at its July meeting Tuesday. The rule, which established a 201-wolf quota for the state and allowed for hunting with up to six dogs over a four-and-a-half month period beginning…

This story ran 6/18/2012 on Dane101.com Governor Scott Walker’s first year in office was not exactly kind to the wishes of environmental advocates in Wisconsin. The Legislature approved a major rollback of wetland protections originally passed in 2001 that loosens the requirements for people seeking permits to fill wetlands, and, for one Green Bay-area development…

This story ran 8/23/2010 on Dane101.com A coalition of Madison non-profits hope to use the pollutant-filtering power of fungi to make the waters of Lake Wingra near Vilas Beach less hospitable for e. coli and other associated waterborne bacteria in the coming year. The beach just re-opened last week after high levels of algae closed…