Andy Stoltman News Today

The DNR is updating its logging rules, raising concerns among activists that shorelines and wildlife habitats will lose protection.

EDGERTON The city of Edgerton lined its downtown streets with ash trees in the 1980s. The trees provided shade and beauty for many years. Then the emerald ash borer invaded, slowly killing the ashes. The city had to remove and store the big trees, a cost many cities face, City Administrator Ramona Flanigan noted. But Edgerton city government, Edgerton High School staff and students, and local businesses have turned the project into a win-win-win. The city and school district stand to save money...

The Janesville City Council voted in February to help fight climate change and save money. A group of people from around the area who worked on that council resolution got together Thursday to talk about the complexities of doing both. One thing was clear: Janesville will not be on its own. Other cities, government agencies and businesses are working on the problem, and Janesville is behind some, such as Eau Claire, speakers said. “Never in our history has it been so clear to so many that ...