Cover ag & environment in the heartland @wisconsinwatch.org, @agwaterdesk.bsky.social. Formerly @reportforamerica.bsky.social, @owhnews.bsky.social‬, @TelegraphHerald. www.bennetgoldstein.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/bennetgoldstein.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/bennetgoldstein.bsky.social/post/3lzp2mepii22xMany thanks! Can’t wait to bring back the fruits of this amazing training to my newsroom @wisconsinwatch.org so we can better serve our communities [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Sep 2025 23:01 +0000at://did:plc:3u72tzpddsj64644ctuqeobe/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzp2mepii22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/bennetgoldstein.bsky.social/post/3lukuo6yu6c2yFor the @wisconsinwatch.org story about a farmer's challenges following cuts to a program where she sold pork to pantries, we made a slideshow showing some difficult images of the pig butchering. It's hard to see, but important to understand where food comes from https://wisconsinwatch.org/2025/07/wisconsin-farm-pig-video-local-food-purchase-assistance-trump-cuts/22 Jul 2025 15:58 +0000at://did:plc:3u72tzpddsj64644ctuqeobe/app.bsky.feed.post/3lukuo6yu6c2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/bennetgoldstein.bsky.social/post/3lsyibrse4s2eAfter USDA cut a food assistance program, a Wisconsin pig farmer continues to work to sustain her livelihood: “The structures around us are crumbling. Let’s grow a resilient community.” https://wisconsinwatch.org/2025/07/wisconsin-pig-farmer-food-trump-federal-money-agriculture/ via @wisconsinwatch.org @agwaterdesk.bsky.social @reportforamerica.bsky.social02 Jul 2025 15:03 +0000at://did:plc:3u72tzpddsj64644ctuqeobe/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsyibrse4s2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/bennetgoldstein.bsky.social/post/3lqntvq4ifc2zThrilled to chat about all things solutions journalism and beaver-related with #wortradio this morning! Give it a listen here https://www.wortfm.org/building-symbiotic-relationships-with-beavers/ and read the @wisconsinwatch.org story here https://wisconsinwatch.org/2024/12/an-ecosystem-engineers-vision-mock-beaver-dams-to-restore-wisconsin-wetlands/ hat tips to: @soljourno.bsky.social @agwaterdesk.bsky.social02 Jun 2025 22:41 +0000at://did:plc:3u72tzpddsj64644ctuqeobe/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqntvq4ifc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/bennetgoldstein.bsky.social/post/3logotn7yk22cIn the build-out of new data centers, utilities can subsidize the electricity demands of trillion-dollar corporations & simultaneously capture a profit by passing on costs to ratepayers https://wisconsinwatch.org/2025/05/wisconsin-utility-data-center-energy-tech-electricity-power-rates/ via @wisconsinwatch.org @agwaterdesk.bsky.social05 May 2025 15:31 +0000at://did:plc:3u72tzpddsj64644ctuqeobe/app.bsky.feed.post/3logotn7yk22chttps://bsky.app/profile/bennetgoldstein.bsky.social/post/3lo7dm3v5dc26Hello from the Palo Verde nuclear plant. They apparently purchased their fancy fire truck from the Transformers movie that was filmed in Phoenix! #SEJ2025 @sejorg.bsky.social @agwaterdesk.bsky.social02 May 2025 17:22 +0000at://did:plc:3u72tzpddsj64644ctuqeobe/app.bsky.feed.post/3lo7dm3v5dc26https://bsky.app/profile/bennetgoldstein.bsky.social/post/3lmhxsysl522bMany thanks to #NAAJAgJ for recognizing my @wisconsinwatch.org and #agwaterdesk article "Poopspotting" — a quirky story about how #AI and satellites enable the surveillance of the Earth's surface for potential polluters #Report4America https://mailchi.mp/agwaterdesk/newsletter-9653442?e=9e64c33ab1 https://wisconsinwatch.org/2024/03/wisconsin-cafo-ai-satellites-artificial-intelligence-farm-manure-agriculture10 Apr 2025 16:54 +0000at://did:plc:3u72tzpddsj64644ctuqeobe/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmhxsysl522bhttps://bsky.app/profile/bennetgoldstein.bsky.social/post/3lltomwwzak2bCongrats to the #agwaterdesk on its win in the @NAAJAgJ contest for its “Farm to Trouble” series! My @wisconsinwatch.org story about the Chesapeake was part of the package. https://wisconsinwatch.org/2024/06/mississippi-river-chesapeake-bay-water-runoff-environment-wisconsin/ #report4america https://agwaterdesk.org/2024/06/18/farmtotrouble/02 Apr 2025 15:17 +0000at://did:plc:3u72tzpddsj64644ctuqeobe/app.bsky.feed.post/3lltomwwzak2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/bennetgoldstein.bsky.social/post/3lj3nr5bed22mDemocratic Gov. Tony Evers and Republican lawmakers continue to dig in their heels during a years-long tug-of-war over how regulators should hold property owners liable for PFAS contamination. @wisconsinwatch.bsky.social @agwaterdesk.bsky.social https://wisconsinwatch.org/2025/02/wisconsin-pfas-pollution-governor-evers-republican-cleanup-liability/26 Feb 2025 15:07 +0000at://did:plc:3u72tzpddsj64644ctuqeobe/app.bsky.feed.post/3lj3nr5bed22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/bennetgoldstein.bsky.social/post/3lhj4xlarjk2dAfter moving to Wisconsin Katie McCullough soon met the neighbors — 15 to 20 furry lodge dwellers. She realized she had a beaver problem. https://wisconsinwatch.org/2025/02/wisconsin-beaver-dam-environment-flow-device-conflict-coexistence/ @wisconsinwatch.bsky.social @agwaterdesk.bsky.social06 Feb 2025 12:53 +0000at://did:plc:3u72tzpddsj64644ctuqeobe/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhj4xlarjk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/bennetgoldstein.bsky.social/post/3lhgkjjxdxc2dExperts say it’s challenging to document beavers in the wild. Could a team of Wisconsin Watch reporters succeed? https://wisconsinwatch.org/2025/02/wisconsin-watch-beaver-rodent-reporters-photo/ @wisconsinwatch.bsky.social @agwaterdesk.bsky.social05 Feb 2025 12:18 +0000at://did:plc:3u72tzpddsj64644ctuqeobe/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhgkjjxdxc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/bennetgoldstein.bsky.social/post/3lgqcvcbs2c23A bill that would empower municipalities to block the construction of solar and wind farms in their backyards has been introduced in the Wisconsin Legislature. https://wisconsinwatch.org/2025/01/wisconsin-wind-solar-farm-energy-republican-bill-renewable-climate/ @wisconsinwatch.bsky.social @agwaterdesk.bsky.social27 Jan 2025 16:03 +0000at://did:plc:3u72tzpddsj64644ctuqeobe/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgqcvcbs2c23https://bsky.app/profile/bennetgoldstein.bsky.social/post/3le7ros2ltc2rSome holiday reading from @wisconsinwatch.bsky.social: Jim Hoffman is on a personal mission to construct artificial beaver dams on his 1,000-acre wildlife safari of a property in hopes of restoring Wisconsin's wetlands. https://wisconsinwatch.org/2024/12/an-ecosystem-engineers-vision-mock-beaver-dams-to-restore-wisconsin-wetlands/ https://wisconsinwatch.org/2024/12/an-ecosystem-engineers-vision-mock-beaver-dams-to-restore-wisconsin-wetlands/?utm_medium=email26 Dec 2024 15:22 +0000at://did:plc:3u72tzpddsj64644ctuqeobe/app.bsky.feed.post/3le7ros2ltc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/bennetgoldstein.bsky.social/post/3lcxpgua3c225The Wisconsin town of Maiden Rock passed a set of rules that requires large livestock farms to submit operations plans to address road damage, infectious disease & water contamination — part of a growing trend among local Wisconsin municipalities who believe state laws don't protect them10 Dec 2024 16:55 +0000at://did:plc:3u72tzpddsj64644ctuqeobe/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcxpgua3c225