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Working for the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources for over thirty years taught Mel Vollbrecht a lot about how government works. Mostly it taught her about the importance of getting creative in solving problems.“No matter what politicians say or do, the remedy for hopelessness... Read More
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Last week the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources concluded its open comment period on a draft environmental impact statement on a proposed reroute of an oil pipeline that would run through northern Wisconsin and the Bad River Reservation.River Alliance of Wisconsin began talking... Read More
For more than 40 years you and I have been protected by a part of Wisconsin’s laws called the Spills Law. The Spills Law requires people and businesses to report a release into the environment of anything that could be hazardous to people, plants or animals. It gives the Department of... Read More
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On Thursday, July 8, the Wisconsin Supreme Court handed down two decisions that are a victory for human health and the environment, but also a bit of a cautionary tale.These cases, litigated by our friends at Clean Wisconsin and Midwest Environmental Advocates, affirm the authority of... Read More
In the past several decades, low water levels have occurred in some Central Sands waterbodies. Water levels are driven by weather and land use. Given the explosion in the number of high-capacity wells in the Central Sands region there was concern that the level of groundwater pumping from... Read More
