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Know Your Madisonian: Easy on the (road) salt, UW-Madison expert urges , Wisconsin State Journal, December 1, 2018 (Hilary Dugan)Just reducing lake levels won’t prevent flooding. We need to do more. , Isthmus, November 29, 2018 (Dick Lathrop)UW’s most interesting Twitter accounts you need to follow , UW News, October 3, 2018 (Hilary Dugan)Richard Lathrop: Help lakes drain to prevent future floods , Wisconsin State Journal, September 15, 2018 (Dick Lathrop)Wisconsin’s Floods are Catastrophic – And Only Getting Worse , Wired, September 8, 2018 (Adam Hinterthuer)Wisconsin’s catastrophic flooding is a glimpse of the Midwest’s drenched future , Grist, September 5, 2018 (Adam Hinterthuer)‘Something funny happened’: UW limnologists keeping a close eye on Lake Mendota after flood , Cap Times, August 24, 2018 (Stanley)Campus situated between two lakes means beauty, but also high waters sometimes , UW News, August 24, 2018 (Daniel Haryanto, Ella Norris)Swimmer’s Itch Is Pesky, but You Can Avoid It , WXPR local public radio, August 14, 2018 (Susan Knight)Many help clean and study the lakes, but progress is elusive , WI State Journal, August 5, 2018 (Steve Carpenter, Hilary Dugan, Tommy Shannon)Scientists present research at open house even in Boulder Junction , News Watch 12, August 3, 2018 (Dominick Ciruzzi, Susan Knight)Smith: Can the walleye population rebound in McDermott Lake if bass and panfish are reduced? , Journal Sentinel online, June 30, 2018 (Holly Embke)The heat is on: 16 of Madison’s 19 beaches closed as temperatures rise , Wisconsin State Journal, June 29, 2018 (Jenna Szalewski)Scientist To Discuss Road Salt in Lakes , WXPR, March 26, 2018 (Hilary Dugan)A Secret Superpower, Right in Your Backyard , The New York Times, March 6, 2018 (Carly Ziter)Advocates Fear Climate Change, Regulatory Rollbacks Threaten Wisconsin Wetlands , Wisconsin Public Radio (WPR), February 28, 2018 (John Magnuson)High road salt use causing Wisconsin lakes to suffer , CBS WDJT 58-Milwaukee, February 20, 2018 (Hilary Dugan)Ask an Expert – It’s a Jungle Down There: Zebra Mussels Rapidly Changing Madison Lakes , February 7, 2018 (Mike Spear, Adam Hinterthuer)Melting away According to science, we’re losing something magical , Isthmus cover story, February 1, 2017 (Adam Hinterthuer)America’s Rivers Are Getting Saltier…which can cause big problems for aging pipes that carry drinking water , The Atlantic, January 8, 2018 (Hilary Dugan)Toxic Algae Blooms Spike In Wisconsin, Nationwide , Wisconsin Public Radio, December 7, 2017 (Steve Carpenter)Toxic algae: Once a nuisance, now a severe nationwide threat , Associated Press News, November 16, 2017 (Steve Carpenter)Searching for Sustainability – 68 minute film and 17 topic segments @ Sustainable Lands and Lives Partnership, November 30, 2017 (Steve Carpenter)We’re Pouring Millions of Tons of Salt on Roads Each Winter. Here’s Why That’s a Problem . Wisconsin Weekly. November 6, 2017 (Hilary Dugan)Going full Doomsday: Reporters must convey the perils of climate change without paralyzing their audience , Columbia Journalism Review, October 16, 2017 (Steve Carpenter)Minnesota lakes holding their own against pollution , StarTribune, August 26, 2017 (Samantha Oliver)The Model Lake – One of the world’s most respected ecological thinkers sounds a warning for Lake Mendota , Isthmus, August 24, 2017 (Steve Carpenter)Despite Changes in Climate, Land Use and Management Practices, Lakes Stay Surprisingly Static , CFL Blog, August 23, 2017 (Samantha Oliver)Catching Ecosystems At A Tipping Point-University Place: UW Researcher Tries to Predict Moments of Sudden Change , WisCONTEXT, August 7, 2017 (Steve Carpenter)Steve Carpenter: Cleaning our lakes is a marathon, not a sprint , WI State Journal Opinion, July 15, 2017 (Steve Carpenter)Scholarly Scoop: Limnology with Jake Vander Zanden , June 26, 2017 (Jake Vander Zanden)Zebra mussels may worsen lake health hazards caused by farm pollution , WI State Journal, June 24, 2017 (Steve Carpenter, Jake Vander Zanden)Video: Zebra mussels spreading rapidly in Lake Mendota , WI State Journal, June 24, 2017 (Mike Spear, Jake Vander Zanden)Zebra mussels quickly filling Lake Mendota, UW lake researchers say , The Cap Times, June 9, 2017 (Jake Vander Zanden)An Ounce of Prevention: The Touble with Muscling out Mussels , Madison Commons, June 9, 2017 (Mike Spear)Madison in Bloom: Blue-Green Algae Hits Home , CFL Blog, June 21, 2017 (Adam Hinterthuer, Steve Carpenter, Tyler Tunney)Early Warnings of Big Changes in Ecosystems , University Public Television, Wed Nite @ The Lab, video available in May 2017 for June 22, 2016 talk (Steve Carpenter)Road Salt Contamination in Lakes Widespread , Wisconsin Public Radio, April 10, 2017 (Hilary Dugan)Salt from icy roads is contaminating North America’s lakes , The Washington Post, April 10, 2017 (Hilary Dugan)Salting our freshwater lakes , PNAS (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences), April 10, 2017 (Hilary Dugan)Research shows surprising conclusions about fish populations in Wisconsin lakes , 10 Quick Reads from NSF.gov , April 5, 2017 (Ryan Batt, Steve Carpenter)Why We Must Protect Freshwater Fish , National Geographic, April 2017 (Pete McIntyre)Extreme events in lake ecosystem time series , Limnology and Oceanography letters, March 30, 2017 (Ryan Batt, Steve Carpenter)Boom times for fish populations in Wisconsin lakes , National Science Foundation, March 30, 2017 (Ryan Batt, Steve Carpenter)Study planned on walleyes, predators in northern Wisconsin , Milwaukee Wisconsin Journal Sentinel, January 28, 2017 (Steve Carpenter)UW-Madison faculty challenge DNR climate change revisions , Wisconsin State Journey, January 10, 2017 (Steve Carpenter, John Magnuson)UW faculty challenge DNR climate change revisions , Channel3000.com, January 9, 2017 (Steve Carpenter, John Magnuson)UW faculty angry at Wisconsin agency climate change revision, Associated Press, January 9, 2017; StarTribune, January 9, 2017; & Wisconsin State Journal, January (Steve Carpenter, John Magnuson)
UW faculty challenge DNR climate change revisions , Channel3000.com, January 9, 2017 (Steve Carpenter, John Magnuson)UW faculty angry at Wisconsin agency climate change revision, Associated Press , January 9, 2017; StarTribune, January 9, 2017; & Wisconsin State Journal, January (Steve Carpenter, John Magnuson)
UW scientists call on DNR to embrace climate change science in the public trust , The Cap Times, January 9, 2017 (Steve Carpenter, John Magnuson)UW Climate Change Scientists Letter , Madison.com, January 9, 2017 (Steve Carpenter, John Magnuson)
Bass set to Win, Walleye Lose Under Warming Projections. Blog, Jan 2017 Zebra Mussel Invasion in Full Swing In Lake Mendota, Blog post 6-7-17
