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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.

In February, Governor Walker introduced his draft of the state's 2015-2016 biennial budget, and guess what: it's bad for the environment. In its current form, the budget threatens Wisconsin's environmental science and research, our clean water, and our special places and outdoor traditions.

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.