* Wisconsin's hot temperatures led the nation this year, as the data reported today makes clear:
Wisconsin led nation in hot temps, climate group says
* And as I've noted on this blog, the Walker administration is dealing with this by scrubbing climate change information from the DNR's website:
DNR Fights Climate Change...By Deleting Most Of Climate Change Web Content
* And in eliminating early warning public notices when air pollution during those hot days was heading for hazardous levels:
Another Dirty Air Day In SE Wisconsin; Info Deficits At DNR
* Even though they occurred at a record level this year, too- - just like the heat record set here.
Record Heat, Dirty Air Alerts For Milwaukee This Year
* And...Friday, March 11, 2011
Walker Administration Will Stop Publishing Some Air Quality Information
The politicization of the DNR is off the charts - - literally - - as Wisconsin is now open for air pollution less publicized. One of two notification systems - - the "watch," akin to weather "watches" that precede storm warnings, is being ended, says the agency in an email - - so if you have asthma, for example, you won't know the air conditions are favorable to constrict your breathing until you are already on your way to your desination.
Surprise!
Remember that Pat Stevens, a lawyer who worked for the road-builders, home-builders and the Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce, is now managing the agency's air quality section.
