By Jeff Robbins, Wisconsin Public Radio
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If you’ve never tasted the fruit from a pawpaw tree, you’re not alone. Due to its extremely short shelf life that renders the fruit edible for only days after being picked, pawpaw is an all-too-rare treat.
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By Danielle Kaeding, Wisconsin Public Radio
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Wisconsin saw a record number of fires in January and February this year due to a lack of snow as climate change has set the stage for more wildfires.
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By Danielle Kaeding, Wisconsin Public Radio
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The gales of Lake Superior thrashed against the Western Reserve when it cracked in half with 28 souls aboard on Aug. 30, 1892.
The roughly 300-foot steel steamer had been considered one of the safest afloat when it was built in 1890, faster and stronger than wooden steamers common at the time.
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By Danielle Kaeding, Wisconsin Public Radio
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Wisconsin saw more visitors at sites managed by the National Park Service last year, and America’s national parks had a record number of visitors.
News of the growing demand at the parks comes as the Trump administration has cut staff to manage them.
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By Danielle Kaeding, Wisconsin Public Radio
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Permits for hundreds of energy projects may be fast-tracked by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers under the Trump administration, including plans for a pipeline project in the Great Lakes and a fossil fuel plant in Superior.
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By Danielle Kaeding, Wisconsin Public Radio
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A new study builds on previous research that shows winters on the Great Lakes are growing shorter due to climate change.
The Great Lakes have been losing an average of 14 days of winter conditions each decade since 1995 due to warming air temperatures, according to the study published in the peer-reviewed journal Environmental Research Letters.
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By Danielle Kaeding, Wisconsin Public Radio
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The amount of cargo moving through ports on the Great Lakes is trailing behind shipments at the same time last year as the shipping season nears its end.
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By Rob Mentzer, Wisconsin Public Radio
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A valve failure on an Enbridge Energy oil pipeline in Wisconsin caused a spill that dumped some 69,000 gallons of oil into the ground.
The spill happened on the morning of Nov.
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By Danielle Kaeding, Wisconsin Public Radio
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Efforts to build a barrier to keep invasive carp out of the Great Lakes are one step closer to reality.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced Wednesday that it awarded the first construction contract on the $1.15 billion project at the Brandon Road Lock and Dam on the Des Plaines River in Joliet, Illinois.
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By Danielle Kaeding, Wisconsin Public Radio
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After decades of work, fishery managers say lake trout have fully recovered in most of Lake Superior after the invasive, fish-killing sea lamprey decimated their numbers.
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