Republican lawmakers want Wisconsin’s attorney general to help break a legal impasse that has frustrated businesses and brought permitting of controversial high-capacity wells to a standstill.
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Top GOP lawmaker wants AG to open spigot on high capacity wells
Top Wisconsin lawmakers want the state attorney general to issue an opinion to clear up a backlog of requests for high-capacity wells.
Attorney General Brad Schimel says he may issue an opinion even though his office is involved in related court cases.
A dramatic increase in dairy exports, limited milk production and an overabundance of corn have combined to create near-record prices on the h…
Opponents say proliferation of pumping is drying up lakes and streams, especially in the Central Sands region of Wisconsin.
Growing number of permits issued.
Critics say private ownership means fewer controls on quality and on rates paid to water and sewage disposal systems.
Courts could no longer give weight to state agency expertise when individuals claimed in lawsuits to have lost property rights.
High levels of nitrates are showing up less often in the Dane County area, but officials still advise testing and more controls on fertilizer use.
The state's business lobby is backing several bills that contain dozens of provisions to provide 'certainty' for owners of sensitive lands.
Former DNR employees are writing in support of a petition asking the EPA to force better state control of water pollution.
Realtors say they remain unhappy despite a 2011 law that made it easier to destroy acreage crucial to water purity and wildlife habitat.
More than four years after the EPA listed 75 deficiencies, the DNR is issuing pollution permits that fall short of minimum standards.
