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Water filtration system turns manure into fertilizer, clean water

Wisconsin State Journal, September 16, 2020

Wisconsin officials warn against eating liver from deer near PFAS spill; venison deemed safe

Wisconsin State Journal, September 16, 2020

DNR:2/3 of Wisconsin fire departments storing PFAS foam; 62% lack usage policy

Wisconsin State Journal, September 11, 2020

Madison to receive $7.5M grant from VW cheating settlement for new diesel buses

Wisconsin State Journal, September 14, 2020

Trump EPA guts tough standards for toxic metals dumped into U.S. waterways by coal-fired power plants, including biggest polluter on Lake Michigan

The Chicago Tribune, September 9, 2020

Babcock & Wilcox Environmental awarded contract for innovative ash-handling technology

Odessa American, September 9, 2020

The EPA awards funding to restore environmental areas of concern in Twin Ports

Fox 21, September 8, 2020

Groundwater council calls for action on PFAS; nitrate remains top contaminant

Wisconsin State Journal, September 2, 2020

Lower Menominee River removed from Great Lakes areas of concern clean-up list

Upper Michigans Source, September 3, 2020

$1B cleanup of lower Fox River complete

Wisconsin Public Radio, September 2, 2020

Restrictions on PFAS-containing firefighting foams take effect

The Waunakee Tribune, September 1, 2020

Agency denies critical habitat for endangered bumblebee

The Washington Post, August 31, 2020

Regulations for firefighting foam containing ‘forever chemicals’ on hold after push back from lobbying group

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, August 31, 2020

21 states sue White House over rollback of bedrock environmental law

The Hill, August 28, 2020

Elevated PFAS levels found in ditch downstream of JCI/Tyco

Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, August 28, 2020

Environmental groups push for rule on firefighting foam, decry industry influence

Wisconsin State Journal, August 28, 2020

Madison water utility postpones change to fluoridation policy; board to await federal study of health impacts

Wisconsin Journal Sentinel, August 26, 2020

States critical of EPA’s draft risk evaluation for PERC

Milwaukee Business News, August 25, 2020

Unions stress Line 5 tunnel benefits as green groups worry about ruptures, pollution

Detroit News, August 25, 2020

Proposed U.P mine faces mounting troubles

Michigan Advance, August 24, 2020

Michael Rehani: Wisconsin should take steps to limit nitrate runoff

The Capital Times, August 18, 2020

Walz administration keeps up fight against Line 3

U.S. News, August 18, 2020

EPA administrator sees farm conservation practices up close

Wisconsin State Farmer, August 17, 2020

DNR seeking to lower levels of arsenic, PFAS flowing into Menominee River from firefighting foam facility in Marinette

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, August 17, 2020

Disposal of hazardous firefighting foam PFAS in Wisconsin, not an issue for La Crosse

WIZM, August 14, 2020

Natural Resources Board delays PFAS rule in response to industry objections

Wisconsin State Journal, August 13, 2020

Wisconsin board delays rules setting new PFAS restrictions

Associated Press, August 13, 2020

After decades of cleanup efforts, EPA delists the Lower Menominee River as ‘area of concern’

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, August 12, 2020

Venture Dairy Cooperative denounces unlawful Town of Peck ordinance that will charge farmers for hauling manure

Hoard's Dairyman, August 11, 2020

Madison water utility funds PFAS in every well; levels below proposed state health guidelines

Wisconsin State Journal, August 10, 2020

Wisconsin DNR sends notices regarding wastewater discharge for Johnson Controls/Tyco facility in Marinette

Upper Michigans Source, August 7, 2020

Applications being accepted for DATCP watershed protection grant program now

Wisconsin State Farmer, August 7, 2020

Sauk County, Wisconsin , reveals well water monitoring program results

Water Quality Products, August 6, 2020

Region’s manufacturing sector is still shrinking but trending in the right direction

Milwaukee Business News, August 3, 2020

Proposed mine faces mounting troubles

Wisconsin Examiner, August 3, 2020

Sierra Club kicking off week of climate action

Channel 3000, August 3, 2020

Why are officials worried about packages of seeds in the mail? They might be invasive species

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, July 31, 2020

More than 500 Wisconsin residents received unidentified seed packages, other items

Wisconsin Public Radio, July 31, 2020

The recycling partnership chooses Kenosha, Wisconsin for cart funding

Waste Today, July 29, 2020

Promega surpasses environmental improvement goals and achieves absolute reductions

Valdosta Daily Times, July 29, 2020

Wisconsin still going green during COVID-19 pandemic, giving sustainability advocates hope for future

Green Bay Press Gazette, July 29, 2020

Water contaminated with ‘forever chemicals,’ arsenic spilled at Marinette firefighting foam facility

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, July 28, 2020

Proposed mine faces mounting troubles

Urban Milwaukee, July 27, 2020

EPA approves site-specific phosphorus criteria for multiple Wisconsin lakes

DNR, July 23, 2020

Preventing a double whammy to the environment

Environmental Protection, July 23, 2020

Environmental contamination concerns taint Oscar Mayer redevelopment plan

Wisconsin State Journal, July 22, 2020

Rich Americans’ homes generate 25% more greenhouse gasses than those less affluent

The Guardian, July 21, 2020

DNR cleaning up manure spill in northeastern Wisconsin

The Daily Reporter, July 15, 2020

Trump looks to scale back environmental reviews for projects

Wisconsin Law Journal, July 15, 2020

Weeks after Trump’s EPA boss visited Sheboygan to tout improved air, federal court rules agency’s designations were ‘arbitrary’

Sheboygan Daily Press, July 14, 2020

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