Law Banning Harmful Phosphorus in Dish Detergent Takes Effect
July 1, 2010
Reducing phosphorus will improve water quality, reduce algae blooms MADISON — Wisconsin residents will be able to run dishwashers with less concern about…
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Natural Resources Board Passes Rules to Reduce Phosphorus in Wisconsin’s Waters
June 23, 2010
New policies will help reduce water pollution from farms, factories and sewage treatment plants MADISON — The Wisconsin Natural Resources Board took an…
Read MoreEPA Publishes Proposed Rules to Regulate Toxic Coal Ash
June 7, 2010
Rules could help protect Wisconsin’s groundwater from toxic contamination MADISON — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today published two alternative proposals to…
Read MoreEPA Awards Grants to Restore Lakes Michigan, Superior
June 2, 2010
Conservation groups urge Wisconsin’s Congressional delegation to continue pushing for $475 million for Great Lakes restoration MADISON — Groups in Wisconsin will receive…
Read MoreWisconsin Governor Doyle Signs Bill Substantially Reducing Phosphorus in Automatic Dish Soap
November 12, 2009
MADISON — Wisconsinites can look forward to cleaner lakes, rivers and streams after Governor Doyle signed into law today Assembly Bill 281, a…
Read MoreGreat Lakes Compact Sails Through Congress
September 23, 2008
Focus now shifts to restoring the Midwest’s most valuable natural resource WASHINGTON, D.C. — Less than five months after Wisconsin passed the Great…
Read More$105 Million Settlement Reached in Power Plant Cooling System Dispute
August 6, 2008
Settlement will fund Lake Michigan protection projects for 25 years and address global warming OAK CREEK — The three year legal battle over…
Read MoreMichigan Signs Historic Great Lakes Compact
July 9, 2008
Compact now moves to Congress for consent SAUGATUCK, MICH. — With the signature of Governor Jennifer Granholm today, Michigan became the eighth and…
Read MoreWisconsin Approves Great Lakes Compact
May 27, 2008
MADISON — With the signature of Governor Doyle today, Wisconsin approves the Great Lakes Compact, an agreement between eight state governors and two…
Read MoreHistoric Great Lakes Protections Passed
May 18, 2008
Legislature passes Great Lakes Compact in special session MADISON — The state Legislature convened in a special session yesterday and passed the Great…
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