9/11/2026

SAXON - An Enbridge Line Five leak in Iron County is the largest oil and gas pipeline spill reported in Wisconsin in more than 50 years. The August 25 leak released about 31,000 barrels, or 1.3 million gallons of natural gas liquids. Enbridge says a subcontractor’s truck struck the pipeline. Federal Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration is investigating and has ordered third-party testing of the damaged pipe and an analysis of what caused the failure. The NTSB is not currently investigating, though environmental groups are calling for its involvement.

9/11/2026

UPPER MICHIGAN – Michigan state environmental regulators are reviewing permits for the Line 5 tunnel project after a Michigan Supreme Court decision raised the bar for environmental reviews. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has urged Enbridge to shut down the pipeline, calling it a "ticking time bomb." Environmentalists and Native American tribes celebrated the renewed scrutiny, while unions and business groups criticized it. 

9/11/2026

N. WISCONSIN - Scientists say climate change is threatening the longstanding fish fry tradition in Northern Wisconsin. The native species that have fed generations at beloved Friday-night fish fries are disappearing. Warming lakes and rivers are adding pressure to already-stressed fisheries, says Tyler Firkus, scientist at University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point. He explains that the walleye, a Wisconsin fish-fry staple, needs cold water to reproduce successfully.

                0:14  "It's making it more difficult for lakes to support walleye. Temperature conditions and the conditions that cue spawning and provide feed for walleye are all changing, and it's harder for them to adapt."

One study projects that by 2050, the share of Wisconsin lakes where walleye can naturally reproduce could fall to less than four percent. That’s raising questions about what ends up on plates at fish fries.