Wild rice thrives in shallow waters and serves as a sacred “mashkiki,” or medicine, to the Ojibwe.
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Posted inEnvironment
Climate costs imperil Detroit’s Jefferson Chalmers neighborhood
Some worry flooding costs could fuel climate gentrification in the ‘Venice of Detroit.’
Posted inEnvironment
Milwaukee residents fear more flooding due to planned I-94 expansion
Two extra highway lanes will add 29 acres of asphalt next to Near West Side Milwaukee neighborhoods that already face flood risks.
Posted inEnvironment
South Side Chicago neighbors fight Lake Michigan’s erosion and flooding
Climate change impacts on Chicago’s South Side are relatedly drawing attention from city and state officials.
Posted inEnvironment
Inundation and injustice: Flooding presents a formidable threat to the Great Lakes region
Cities throughout the Great Lakes region are grappling with archaic wastewater systems, crumbling infrastructure and segregated housing creating a perfect storm of flooding vulnerability.
Posted inNews about Wisconsin Watch
Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism joins the Trust Project to increase transparency and trust in the news
The Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism announced it has joined the Trust Project, an effort to increase transparency and trust in journalism. Starting today, readers will see specially designed Trust Indicators linked from every new story the Center publishes.
Posted inOpinion
The press belongs to you, not the President
The following statement was written by Sue Cross, CEO and executive director of the Institute for Nonprofit News, in response to a call last week from The Boston Globe, to remind readers of the value of America’s free press. The Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism is a founding member of INN, a network of more than 170 independent, nonpartisan and nonprofit news organizations dedicated to strengthening the sources of trusted news for thousands of communities.
Posted inNews about Wisconsin Watch
WCIJ Associate Director Lauren Fuhrmann named to national Emerging Leaders Council by Institute for Nonprofit News
Lauren Fuhrmann, associate director of the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism, is among 10 mid-career professionals selected for the first Investigative News Network Emerging Leaders Council, a peer group of leading business and news leaders who will meet for a year to work on news industry challenges, build support networks and develop professional skills.
Posted inEconomy, Environment, Government, Wasted Places
Wasted Places: Brownfields stories from our collaborators
Wasted Places is a collaborative investigation by six nonprofit newsrooms into federal and state programs designed to cleanup and redevelop polluted tracts known as brownfields.The project was coordinated by the Investigative News Network, and reported and written by the Connecticut Health Investigative Team, City Limits, Iowa Center for Public Affairs Journalism, the New England Center for Investigative Reporting, the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism and INN.