Dozens of former state Department of Natural Resources scientists and managers say state leaders are endangering water quality by cutting DNR budgets, ignoring effects of climate change, reducing enforcement activity and disregarding scientific and legal issues when approving pollution permits.
Ex-DNR professionals say state leaders endanger water quality
In a letter to the EPA, former natural-resources managers and scientists say the state isn’t properly protecting Wisconsin’s waters.
The state's business lobby is backing several bills that contain dozens of provisions to provide 'certainty' for owners of sensitive lands.
Robin Vos gathers backing for an opinion about a Supreme Court ruling that slowed permits for wells that critics say harm water quality.
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.
But water advocates and big farms commend lawmakers for tackling thorny issue, and offer many contradictory suggestions.
Republican lawmakers circulating the bill Monday say the changes would streamline state regulations and boost the economy.
