Environment
Recycling Costs Rise By $457,000 Per Year
Changes by China will mean higher cost for taxpayers for recycling.
May 15th, 2019 by Jeramey Jannene
State Gets $61 Million in EPA Grants
$43 million for state’s Clean Water program and $18.7 million for Safe Drinking Water Loan Program.
May 13th, 2019 by Danielle Kaeding, Wisconsin Public Radio
We Energies Pushes Solar Charge. Again
Surcharge could cost solar users $180 year. Court rejected proposal in 2014.
May 10th, 2019 by Kari Lydersen, Energy News Network
Great Lakes Water Levels Surging
Record water levels expected over next six months.
May 7th, 2019 by Danielle Kaeding, Wisconsin Public Radio
DNR Won’t Back Frac Sand Wetland Permit
Reverses stand, supports judge’s ruling invalidating Meteor Timber’s DNR permit to fill high-quality wetland.
May 5th, 2019 by Rich Kremer, Wisconsin Public Radio
Kaul Sides With Environmentalists in Cases
Attorney General reverses DOJ position on lawsuits over dairy farm expansion, high-capacity wells.
May 4th, 2019 by Danielle Kaeding
State Stewardship Fund Too Costly
Total land purchased, put aside is the size of Delaware. Program should be cut back.
May 1st, 2019 by State Senators Tom Tiffany and Duey Stroebel
Shall We Gather at the Rivers
Volunteers at 65 locations along city's three rivers pitched in for Riverkeeper's Spring Cleanup.
Apr 29th, 2019 by Jack Fennimore
Board Condemns We Energies Discharge Permit
DNR could allow small variance in mercury discharged. County board, Sierra Club object.
Apr 26th, 2019 by Graham Kilmer
Trump Policies on Great Lakes Opposed
Conservation groups resist proposed changes in wetland, stream protections, note impact on Great Lakes.
Apr 25th, 2019 by Danielle Kaeding, Wisconsin Public Radio
EPA Hires Third Ex-Walker DNR Staffer
Regional EPA office in Chicago embraces Walker staffers, philosophy .
Apr 23rd, 2019 by James Rowen
Counting the State’s Frogs and Toads
Annual survey overseen by DNR covers about 100 roadside routes across the state, measuring growth or decline.
Apr 23rd, 2019 by Mary Kate McCoy, WisContext
