Melissa Baldauff
Liberty and Justice FOR ALL (Hour 1)
New video shows Eric Hovde messing up on the Pledge of Allegiance, but the words he forgot aren’t necessarily the most important ones to emphasize. Plus, community members in Superior offer an update on their battle against building a natural gas-fired power plant to generate electricity. UpNorthNews with Pat Kreitlow airs on several stations across […]
AWOL Again (Hour 1)
Legislative Republicans ignore another special session call from Gov. Evers and continue to hold hostage $125 million to clean up contaminated drinking water in Wisconsin unless they’re allowed to limit how polluters are prosecuted. And in our weekly Climate Check, an update on the citizen-scientist project to monitor air quality in Beloit and gauge the […]
Tough Transitions (Hour 1)
In this week’s Climate Check, we talk to Melissa Baldauff about the transition period from fossil fuel to renewable energy when it comes to where communities get their power. We’ll also hear from state Sen. Kelda Roys about Gov. Tony Evers bringing the Legislature’s Joint Finance Committee back to the Capitol to resolve a conflict […]
Summer of Rebates (Hour 1)
President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act includes nearly $150 million coming back to Wisconsin residents who make energy improvements to their homes. We’ll review some of the options that can bring relief to the climate while reducing energy bills.
Progress and Setbacks for New Energy Jobs (Hour 1)
In this week’s Climate Check conversation, Melissa Baldauff tells us how local governments that could benefit most from clean energy jobs sometimes choose to be an obstacle. Meanwhile, several Wisconsin utilities have pledged that the bulk of their future green sector jobs will be done with union labor.
Inhospitable Climate (Hour 1)
When it comes to a changing climate, the bad news about its impact can also be accompanied by good news about the economic opportunities that come with a cleaner, greener economy. Unfortunately, the climate for new jobs is downright hostile among Republicans in the Wisconsin Legislature, as we’ll hear from Assembly Minority Leader Greta Neubauer.
Desperate Measures (1st Hour)
On its final day in session, the state Senate’s Republican leadership fired several more of Gov. Tony Evers’ appointees—not for any reason, just because they can. It’s a last gasp from the last group of gerrymandered legislators before new maps make races more competitive for voters.
Bad Climate for a Responsible GOP (1st Hour)
Despite the bluster of denialists, there are plenty of Republicans who understand the science of a changing climate—and they also see the economic opportunities in a cleaner, greener economy. But just as their numbers are growing to a respectable level, along comes Donald Trump who is now not only a danger to the environment but […]
A Big, Bold Step Toward Cleaner Air (1st Hour)
We’ll review some positive environmental news, as the EPA reduces the allowable amount of the kind of air pollution that’s especially small and especially harmful. And Republican legislators do an about-face and approve new maps proposed by Gov. Tony Evers—but is it a trap?
A Future for Labor in the Green Economy (1st Hour)
Andrew Disch from the Regional Council of Carpenters joins Melissa Baldauff in our weekly Climate Check segment to illustrate the ways labor unions are ensuring that the upcoming wave of clean energy jobs has great pay, benefits, and opportunities available to people at any skill level.
