Wisconsin Examiner Stories
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Portage Co. residents file lawsuit against DNR water pollution settlement with CAFO
by Henry Redman on April 25, 2024 at 7:19 PM
A group of Portage County residents filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and a large livestock facility, arguing the department should not have reached a settlement with the facility without taking public […]
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Quiet end to multi-year review of DNR logging draws complaints from environmentalists
by Henry Redman on April 22, 2024 at 10:45 AM
For four years, Vilas County residents who live near the Northern Highland-American Legion (NHAL) State Forest have alleged that the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has violated its mandatory logging best management practices (BMPs) by […]
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Wisconsin on Earth Day: The good, the bad, and the unexpected
by Amy Barrilleaux on April 22, 2024 at 10:15 AM
We like to say that Earth Day was born in Wisconsin. After all, the idea to rally in support of environmental protection came from Wisconsin’s Junior Senator Gaylord Nelson in 1970. He may have been viewing oil spill devastation in California […]
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Gov. Tony Evers warns of possible legal action on PFAS funding
by Baylor Spears on April 16, 2024 at 10:27 PM
Three Democratic lawmakers on Wisconsin’s budget committee sat waiting in the state Capitol at 9:30 Tuesday morning — the start time for a special meeting called by Gov. Tony Evers to discuss the release of funds to combat PFAS and […]
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‘Panicked rush to gas’ could hike energy costs, report warns regulators
by Robert Zullo on April 15, 2024 at 10:15 AM
The nation’s largest public power company, the Tennessee Valley Authority, which serves 10 million people in Tennessee and parts of six neighboring states, has put forward plans for eight new natural gas plants since 2020. In South Carolina, […]
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Leader of anti-conservation group speaks at timber conference sponsored by UW-Madison center
by Henry Redman on April 11, 2024 at 10:30 AM
The executive director of American Stewards of Liberty, a right-wing anti-conservation organization, spoke at a conference Tuesday morning held by the Rhinelander-based Great Lakes Timber Professionals Association (GLTPA), alleging that […]
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U.S. Senate spending panel calls for extending pay boost for Forest Service firefighters
by Jacob Fischler on April 11, 2024 at 10:00 AM
WASHINGTON — Members of a U.S. Senate Appropriations subcommittee said at a hearing Wednesday they were focused on keeping pay for wildland firefighters at the higher level set in a 2021 law and urged Forest Service Chief Randy Moore to focus […]
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Gov. Evers vetoes PFAS bill, calls special meeting of budget committee
by Baylor Spears on April 10, 2024 at 9:43 AM
Gov. Tony Evers vetoed a bill Tuesday that would have provided a way for $125 million to be used to combat PFAS across Wisconsin, continuing a deadlock with lawmakers over how to release the money. He also called for a special meeting of the Joint […]
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Struggle over gas-fired power plant in Superior reaches new heights
by Isiah Holmes on April 9, 2024 at 10:45 AM
Years before breaking ground, a proposed $700 million methane gas plant — envisioned to straddle the Nemadji River in Superior, Wisconsin — has polarized local communities. Whereas some tout the Nemadji Trail Energy Center (NTEC) as a […]
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Fish parasite shows up in Wisconsin
by Isiah Holmes on April 4, 2024 at 9:23 AM
Anglers and fishermen are being cautioned by the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to properly clean their catch and gear. Recently in Elton Creek, which flows through Langlade County, a parasite was discovered which has not been previously […]
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