by TRC_Admin | Jan 26, 2023 | Billboards
“A federal appeals court has rejected a lawsuit by Adams Outdoor Advertising that claimed the city of Madison’s sign ordinance is unconstitutional. The city and Adams have been battling in court over the city’s sign ordinances for decades, with the newly decided...
by TRC_Admin | Jan 17, 2023 | Year End Report
Dear Friends, Advancing and defending the principles of Scenic Wisconsin made 2022 a busy year. From efforts to end billboard blight to preserving scenic byways, increasing agricultural tourism and barn preservation, Scenic Wisconsin actively engaged with state...
by TRC_Admin | Dec 9, 2022 | Undergrounding
Higher efficiency plus broadband without unsightly towers Major highways connecting cities across the country could someday be used to deliver green energy and high-speed internet service. Wisconsin already has the “playbook” to make it happen, says a new study by the...
by TRC_Admin | Nov 16, 2022 | Environmental
We often hear of extinction in the context of animals, but plants can—and have—become extinct, too. In fact, a 2020 paper cited 65 plant species that have recently become extinct in the continental U.S. and Canada. Recently extinct tree...
by TRC_Admin | Nov 16, 2022 | Technology
A new report takes aim at the privacy concerns raised by digital billboards, examining how advertisers use the insights they capture from digital ads to tailor the messages served up to people on digital billboards. Developed by Big Brother Watch, a non-partisan and...