MATC Environmental Program Connection

11/04/2022

Short snip of the Little Menomonee river in Wauwatosa at lunch the other day.

10/25/2022

Love lunch time hikes in Autumn!

03/20/2020

If you're looking for an escape from everything that is going on, you can still find respite close to home in the great outdoors.

03/20/2020

Fed up with invasive species and sterile landscapes, Douglas Tallamy urges Americans to go native and go natural

03/08/2020

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

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?

03/05/2020

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

Several graduate students at UW-Madison found that levels of radium in groundwater from public water supply wells in much of Wisconsin have risen.

02/18/2020

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

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.

02/15/2020

https://newatlas.com/science/metal-infused-wood/

While lumber certainly has many desirable qualities as a building material, it typically has to be pressure-treated with eco-unfriendly chemicals to keep from rotting. With that problem in mind, US scientists are working on a greener alternative – giving the wood a shot of metal oxide.

02/07/2020

https://mypositiveoutlooks.com/portland-generates-clean-and-low-cost-electricity-from-turbines-installed-in-water-pipes/?fbclid=IwAR3qheDUJfvFtW3pxKzmoESgSzGC5XfWEAk2tAKQ0BnBrjF8yYU0INbLuRw

The city of Portland is changing the game of generating electricity with its newest environmental-friendly revolutionary water pipes! In order to come up with a clean and renewable source of energy, the city of Portland partnered with Lucid Energy. Together, they teamed up to deliver clean electrici...

01/07/2020

https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/wisconsin/2019/01/02/well-water-contamination-widespread-southwestern-wisconsin/2466508002/

The results underscore the vulnerability of groundwater conditions in some areas of the state.

12/31/2019

https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2017/02/great-lakes-scientist-says-if-we-lose-the-epa-we-lose-lake-erie/

Great Lakes Scientist says, “If We Lose The EPA, We Lose Lake Erie” Great Lakes Scientist says, “If We Lose The EPA, We Lose Lake Erie” February 24, 2017 Mary Ellen Geist By Mary Ellen Geist February 24, 2017 1 0 Shares At the 8th Binational Meeting of the Lake Erie Millennium Network, 125 s...

12/25/2019

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

A federal database tracking pollution in the United States was retired earlier this month, drawing criticism from environmental advocates.