Lake Effect

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Friday 12/5/25: PFAS and drinking water, road salt and waterways, Christmas trees and moneymaking Dec 05, 2025

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One Wisconsin town has been drinking bottled water for years because of PFAS. The environmental impact of road salt has on our local waterways. The changing market of Christmas trees, and how sellers are adapting.

Thursday 12/4/25: PFAS lawsuit and impact, refugees in Milwaukee, maternal mental health Dec 04, 2025

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A lawsuit over PFAS contaminating the water supply of Wisconsin communities, and why PFAS has kept one Wisconsin town drinking bottled water for years. The story of two brothers from Afghanistan now living in Milwaukee, and how the near-constant changes in immigration policy could affect people like them.

Wednesday 12/3/25: Status Pending, land transfer, astronomy in children's books Dec 03, 2025

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Two MPS teachers from Nigeria speak on how work visas changes could impact their lives. Why a Wisconsin group of Catholic sisters transferred land to a Native American tribe. UWM's planetarium explores astronomical themes in children’s books.

Tuesday 12/2/25: Milwaukee Diaper Mission, salt and the environment, prohibition in Wisconsin Dec 02, 2025

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The founder of the Milwaukee Diaper Mission reflects on its rapid growth over five years. The environmental impact road and sidewalk salt have on our local waterways. What happened in Wisconsin during prohibition.

Monday 12/1/25: Lake Effect On-Site explores Forest Home Cemetery Dec 01, 2025

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A live taping of Lake Effect in front of an audience at Forest Home Cemetery. We learn about the cemetery's history and residents, beekeepers, arboretum and one the neighborhood's historic bowling alleys.

Wednesday 11/26/25: Status Pending, capital gains tax, economic check in Nov 26, 2025

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We hear from refugees living in Milwaukee who made it here before President Trump suspended the refugee program. One potential solution to Milwaukee’s housing shortage: reforming the capital gains tax. A local business owner and mother speaks about how she's planning for the future.

Tuesday 11/25/25: Judge Dugan legal case, redlining and homeownership today, Christmas trees Nov 25, 2025

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Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan's legal team considers whether to go to trial or take a plea deal. How redlining affects access to homeownership today. The changing market of Christmas trees, and how sellers are adapting.

Monday 11/24/25: Facial recognition and local police, hemp's future, Milwaukee Based Nov 24, 2025

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Milwaukee Police Department potentially expanding its use of facial recognition technology. Wisconsin hemp business speaks on upcoming federal ban. A local lawyer and online influencer speaks about her platform.

Thursday 11/20/25: ICE at MSOE, Nutcracker in the Castle, Bubbler Talk Nov 20, 2025

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We speak with MSOE students who want ICE operations moved off the campus. We head to Oshkosh to learn about the Nutcracker in the Castle. We look into Milwaukee’s missing street signs in a new Bubbler Talk.

Wednesday 11/19/25: Status Pending epsisode 2, ABCD, moving buildings for data centers Nov 19, 2025

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The second episode of WUWM’s new series about immigration pathways. How ABCD – After Breast Cancer Diagnosis – helps people with breast cancer. A business that’s moving structures to make way for data centers.

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