Melissa Baldauff
Sunny Future for Wisconsin’s Grid (Hour 1)
Did you hear about the fake electors who met in the state Capitol on Tuesday? No, you didn’t, because nobody from the losing side of November’s election tried to undermine it; we’ll review what did happen, a quiet event when everybody plays by the rules. Also: This week’s Climate Check has details on a big […]
Saving Lives vs Telling Lies (Hour 1)
This week’s conversation about the climate offers a reminder that President-elect Trump’s choice for Energy Secretary is a fracking oil CEO who thinks a changing climate is a good thing—without any evidence to back it up. Meanwhile, ordinary Americans are already making a difference with only a single home improvement: the proliferation of heat pumps […]
Budget Cuts for Thee, But Not for Me! (Hour 1)
Congressional Republicans have a dilemma on their hands. President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act is creating a new generation of jobs nationwide, without regard to who supported him. A lot of “red states” are seeing big benefits. So when President-elect Trump talks about undoing Biden’s investments, these GOP lawmakers find themselves in a bit of a […]
More Breakups, Courtesy of MAGA (Hour 1)
We already know what a second Donald Trump term will be like for efforts to tackle a changing climate. Now we know more about the team he’s putting in place to slash federal support for clean energy, remove protections from sensitive lands and water, and pump more carbon into the air. We’ll have more in […]
Hate Has a Home in the US Capitol (Hour 1)
As a Delaware legislator, Sarah McBride focused on real issues like paid family leave, child care access, and raising wages. Now, newly-elected to Congress, McBride is a convenient target for hate-centered Republicans who haven’t been able to pass any significant legislation but plan to take time out to vote on banning the first transgender member […]
The Sun Shines on the Inflation Reduction Act (Hour 1)
This week’s Climate Check includes a visit with the superintendent in the Northland Pines School District, where solar energy projects have been a focus for nearly 20 years—but now the Biden-Harris Inflation Reduction Act is making it even easier for school districts to fund the projects that lower future energy bills and provide relief to […]
Jobs, Baby Jobs (Hour 1)
Who needs “drill, baby, drill” when you’re already getting “jobs, baby, jobs” from the Biden-Harris Inflation Reduction Act? There’s new reporting on the soaring growth of Wisconsin jobs in new energy sectors, and it’s only going to get better as initial investments lead to more bricks and mortar… and turbines and EV cars and heat […]
What Would You Say You Do Here? (Hour 1)
In what can only be seen as a giant lack of self-awareness, legislative Republicans are targeting Democratic incumbents as do-nothings who get paid but aren’t effective. Pssst. Guys, everyone knows you’ve been the ones in charge for more than a decade and put yourselves on a taxpayer-funded vacation—again. And in our Climate Check: Climate action […]
Did He Eat Lead Paint Chips? (Hour 1)
As President Biden visits Milwaukee to accelerate the removal of dangerous lead water service lines, Senate candidate Eric Hovde says he doesn’t think it’s that big of a problem. Hovde has also been passing along misinformation about the hurricane response. In Climate Check, debunking what Donald Trump is saying about electric vehicles. UpNorthNews with Pat […]
JD’s Amnesia (Hour 1)
We’ll sum up the vice presidential debate between Tim Walz and JD Vance, which featured Sen. Vance repeatedly claiming Vice President Kamala Harris should have done all she wants to do during the past three years, forgetting Donald Trump had been president for the four years prior. In our Climate Check, Melissa Baldauff talks about […]
