Toxic Train Blockade

For 28 days, a group of Native Americans placed themselves on railroad tracks in northern Wisconsin. They blockaded a rail line they say is unsafe and transporting hazardous materials they fear will ultimately contaminate Lake Superior. The Great Lakes Radio Consortium’s Mike Simonson reports on the repercussions of the protest:

Return of the Trumpeter Swan

Another native Wisconsin species is being returned to the wild this spring… with the release of 14 trumpeter swans in a remote area of Northern Wisconsin. The Great Lakes Radio Consortium’s Mike Simonson reports from the Bad River Indian Reservation:

Civil Disobedience at Project Elf

An Earth Day action against a naval submarine communications base in Northern Wisconsin has left two people arrested, and a part of the base’s antenna system damaged. The Great Lakes Radio Consortium’s Mike Simonson reports on a direct action against this transmitter facility… intended to damage the Navy’s ability to communicate with its nuclear weapons-bearing trident submarine: