Passed Wisconsin Recycling Law
July 24, 2015
The Waste Reduction and Recycling Law opened to door to recycling for communities across Wisconsin.…
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Under the Lens: Blue-Green Algae
July 20, 2015
A bacteria called cyanobacteria, blue-green algae is almost always present in Wisconsin lakes, but its quantity is kept in check by other aquatic organisms such as zooplankton and a limited amount of nutrients essential for growth, like phosphorous and nitrogen. However, when there are excess nutrients, an abundance of sunlight and calm water, the conditions become right for cyanobacteria to grow exponentially. Discharge from water treatment and food-processing plants, fertilizer runoff from fields, and leaching from animal waste are some of the biggest contributors of excess nutrients in Wisconsin lakes.…
Read MoreMicrobeads Law Now on the Books in Wisconsin
July 1, 2015
Several months after unanimously passing through the Wisconsin State Legislature, Gov. Scott Walker signed the microbeads bill into law today, ushering in new protections to keep microplastics out of Wisconsin’s waters and our cherished Great Lakes.…
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Passed Wisconsin Energy Priorities Law
June 24, 2015
The Energy Priorities Law is a statewide energy policy promoting the adoption of clean energy and efficiency.…
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Secured Lower Wisconsin Riverway Protections
May 9, 2015
The Lower Wisconsin State Riverway Designation protects 92.3 miles of free-flowing river and surrounding land from future development.…
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Passed Wisconsin Acid Rain Law
April 22, 2015
Among the first and strongest in the nation, Wisconsin's acid rain control laws established the Badger State as a leader on the issue.…
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Passed Comprehensive Groundwater Protection Act
March 24, 2015
This landmark law expanded Wisconsin's ability to fight groundwater pollution.…
Read MoreSenate Unanimously Supports Microbeads Bill
March 17, 2015
MADISON — With unanimous support in the state Senate this afternoon, Wisconsin’s waters, especially our Great Lakes, are one step closer to being protected against the growing problem of microplastic pollution after legislation that would phase out the manufacture of personal care products containing microbeads was passed.…
Read MoreStatement on Gogebic Taconite Closing Wisconsin Operation
February 28, 2015
MADISON — Gogebic Taconite’s announcement today that it is shuttering its Hurley office and ending its current efforts to build an open-pit iron mine in Northern Wisconsin comes as no surprise. From the first rumor of this mining company coming into Wisconsin’s Northwoods five years ago, there was no debating the significant risk to natural resources the mine posed.…
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Passed Power Plant Siting Law
February 24, 2015
Landmark law requiring regulators to consider environmental impacts and other factors when deciding whether to approve power-generating facilities.…
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