MATC Environmental Program Connection

Love lunch time hikes in Autumn!

http://m.startribune.com/huge-wisconsin-operation-shows-promise-of-aquaponics/568568462/

Huge Wisconsin operation shows promise of aquaponics in Midwest Superior Fresh's grand experiment raises an intriguing question that, for now, can't be answered: How many other Midwest farmers can follow its path?

https://www.jsonline.com/story/communities/waukesha/2020/03/04/uw-madison-study-finds-rising-radium-levels-wisconsin-water/4905416002/

Radium levels in public water supplies have increased in Waukesha County -- and much of Wisconsin, study finds Several graduate students at UW-Madison found that levels of radium in groundwater from public water supply wells in much of Wisconsin have risen.

https://phys.org/news/2020-02-green-technology-electricity-thin-air.html

New green technology generates electricity 'out of thin air' Scientists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have developed a device that uses a natural protein to create electricity from moisture in the air, a new technology they say could have significant implications for the future of renewable energy, climate change and in the future of medicine.

https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/475880-trump-admin-shuts-down-map-that-allowed-users-to-track-pollution

Trump admin shuts down pollution-tracking map A federal database tracking pollution in the United States was retired earlier this month, drawing criticism from environmental advocates.