LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan regulatory oversight board staffed with business and industry representatives selected by former Republican Gov. Rick Snyder has temporarily paused state...
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Authorities shut down production of goods containing lead at a Twin Cities-area manufacturing company Monday amid concerns about lead poisoning among plant workers’...
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Opponents of the proposed PolyMet copper-nickel mine urged the Minnesota Court of Appeals on Wednesday to cancel two of the project’s...
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — In a story Oct. 1 about a land swap for a proposed PolyMet copper-nickel mine in northeastern Minnesota, The Associated Press...
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Court of Appeals has handed environmental groups a victory by suspending two key permits for a planned PolyMet copper-nickel...
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Supreme Court has declined to take up challenges by tribal and conservation groups to the environmental review of Enbridge...
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A data-gathering sensor attached to the American Queen steamboat will give scientists and cities a better understanding of water quality along the...
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin dairy industry raised a stink Monday over potential new restrictions on manure storage, insisting the regulations would make life harder...
GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization says the levels of microplastics in drinking water don’t appear to be risky, but that research has been spotty...
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources wants to test dozens of wastewater treatment systems for a specific type of chemical. La Crosse has made the list....
Madison, Wis. – Applications are now open for Wisconsin farmer-led groups seeking 2020 producer-led watershed protection grants through Aug. 23. “The producer-led program is a great...
La Crosse wants to avoid the fate of Flint, Michigan. The board of public works announced Monday it is hiring a consultant to study whether the...
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican legislators have cut millions of dollars from Democratic Gov. Tony Evers’ budget proposals to reduce water pollution. Democratic Rep. Katrina Shankland...
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A district court must determine if state environmental regulators improperly sought to suppress a federal agency’s serious concerns about the pollution risks arising...
HOYT LAKES, Minn. (AP) — Developers of a proposed copper-nickel mine in northern Minnesota are courting bankers for $950 million in financing, even as environmental groups...
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s frac sand industry is grappling with several idled mines as the sector faces increased competition in Texas and Oklahoma. Kent...
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers’ administration is proposing new groundwater quality standard recommendations for 27 substances determined to be a threat to public health,...
A state task force wants to be sure the quality of Wisconsin water remains high. Good water has been a selling point for the La Crosse...
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Legislature’s budget-writing committee overwhelmingly approved Gov. Tony Evers’ proposal Tuesday to authorize more borrowing for clean water projects, handing the governor...
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democratic Attorney General Josh Kaul changed the state Department of Justice’s stance Thursday in a pair of far-reaching environmental lawsuits, siding with...
