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Dairy operation asserts DNR overstepped authority by requiring commonsense groundwater monitoring MADISON — To protect the already strained water resources of Adams County, Clean Wisconsin intervened in a lawsuit today, defending the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources’ authority to require owners of high-capacity wells to monitor groundwater levels. The lawsuit, filed by New Chester Dairy,

Wisconsin is home to over 15,000 inland lakes, 84,000 miles of rivers and streams, an abundance of wetlands and springs, and 575 miles of Great Lakes coastline, not counting islands.

New report demonstrates need for improvement MADISON — A manufacturer-run program for collecting mercury thermostats is failing to keep dangerous toxins out of the trash, threatening children’s health and the environment in many states including Wisconsin, according to a new report released today by a multi-state coalition of groups fighting mercury pollution. “In the last decade,