The DNR is investigating manure contamination in Trempealeau County. The agency got calls to its confidential warden hotline complaining about animal waste washing off nearby farm fields – and into local waterways. Officials collected dead fish, including brook trout. Farm operators are strongly discouraged from spreading animal waste on land during the winter when it can easily run off into streams and lakes – since there are no plants to absorb it. A Wisconsin lawmaker on the cover of Time Magazine for its special AI data center issue. Representative Francesca Hong is profiled in the issue because of her recent bill to pause AI data center approvals in the state. The Madison-based lawmaker has raised concerns about environmental harms and cost. In November, Clean Wisconsin launched a petition calling on lawmakers to pause unchecked AI data development.  Right now on the Defender Podcast, some groundbreaking research—involving beef raised right here in Wisconsin—that's changing the way we look at food, nutrition and the environment. Listen at cleanwisconsin.org or wherever you get your podcasts.