Published: March 3, 2010
Tags: EPA, Kennecott Eagle Minerals Co., Marquette County, Michigan Department of Natural Resources and Environment, National Wildlife Federation, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Upper Peninsula
By John Flesher
AP Environmental Writer
Traverse City, Mich. — A company preparing to build a nickel and copper mine in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula wants to change its wastewater treatment system in a way that could negate the requirement for a federal permit, officials said.
Kennecott Eagle Minerals Co. has asked the Michigan Department of Natural Resources and [...]
Published: January 23, 2010
Tags: Beazer Homes USA Inc., Better Homes and Gardens, Broan-NuTone, CertainTeed Corp., Dow Chemical, Energy Star, homebuilding products, housing, International Builders' Show, National Association of Home Builders, New American Home, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
By Alex Veiga
AP Real Estate Writer
Las Vegas — Think of it as the shrinking American dream.
What’s out: Outdoor kitchens and fireplaces, two-story foyers and deluxe bathroom features such as multiple showerheads in the master bathroom.
What’s in: Smaller homes with lots of natural light, storage and energy efficiency features that save money — and don’t cost [...]
By Rick Callahan
AP Writer
Indianapolis — Federal officials are encouraging farmers to spread a chalky waste from coal-fired power plants on their fields to loosen and fertilize soil even as the officials consider regulating coal wastes for the first time.
The material is produced by power plant scrubbers that remove acid rain causing sulfur dioxide from plant [...]
Published: December 1, 2009
Tags: DNR, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, Federal Register, monitoring, nephelometric turbidity units, Odefey, pollution, quality, runoff, Ryan, Stevens, storm water, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, water, Wisconsin Builders Association, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
By Sean Ryan
A new federal runoff rule guarantees that contractors and developers will add a position to many construction sites in Wisconsin: water quality tester.
“The one kind of negative thing, from our perspective, is that because there is a standard, that would trigger monitoring of some sort,” said Pat Stevens, general counsel for the Wisconsin [...]
Published: November 25, 2009
Tags: Clean Water Action Council of Northeastern Wisconsin, Department of Natural Resources, DNR, Fort James Operating Co., Katers, Kravit, lawsuit, Sawyer Creek, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Utica Energy LLC, wastewater
By Sean Ryan
Utica Energy LLC has settled two cases over the same wastewater permit violations — a situation an attorney for the company says amounts to overkill.
First, the Oshkosh ethanol producer settled Wisconsin Department of Justice charges by agreeing to finish a $200,000 project to build a pipe so Utica’s wastewater can be sent to [...]
Published: September 25, 2009
Tags: American Sewer Services Inc., Michael Best & Friedrich LLP, Milwaukee Department of Public Works, MJ Construction Inc., U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Underground Pipeline Inc., Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Wisconsin Underground Contractors Association
Paul Snyder
paul.snyder@dailyreporter.com
Backers of Milwaukee’s ordinance that favors local companies in construction bidding are defending the rule, even though its first use is likely to cost taxpayers more than $25,000.
“I do think it’s a fair trade-off,” said Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett. “I want to see businesses in the city that are growing and supporting city residents. [...]
Published: August 24, 2009
Tags: Sierra Club National Conservation Program, storm-water management, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Wisconsin Department of Transportation, Zoo Interchange
Sean Ryan
sean.ryan@dailyreporter.com
Regulators and environmentalists are taking the Wisconsin Department of Transportation to task over the possible environmental impact of the Zoo Interchange project.
WisDOT received letters this month from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (PDF) and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (PDF) charging that WisDOT’s Zoo Interchange planning studies are incomplete.
The state DNR said WisDOT must [...]
Published: May 7, 2009
Tags: Kohler Co., Oak Creek Plumbing Inc., U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, water, Wisconsin Association of Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors Inc.
Sean Ryan
sean.ryan@dailyreporter.com
Wisconsin companies are warning Congress should encourage water conservation projects before resource shortages become a nationwide crisis.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency predicts 36 states will have water shortages by 2013, but the push to promote water conservation has not floated to the top of Congress’ agenda when deciding how to spend money, said [...]
