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Marshfield Utilities moving to wireless meters

Published: May 22, 2013
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Meter readers for utility companies will soon be a thing of the past in one Wisconsin community.

Budget committee approves sand mining plan (UPDATE)

Published: May 21, 2013
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Wisconsin’s budget-writing committee has approved pulling money from the state’s environmental management fund to cover sand mining inspections.

Obama opposes GOP bill on Keystone XL oil pipeline

Published: May 21, 2013
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The White House says President Barack Obama opposes a House bill that would speed approval of the proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada to Texas.

US high court upholds FCC power in cell tower disputes

Published: May 20, 2013
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The Supreme Court has affirmed the authority of federal regulators to try to speed local government decisions on proposals to build or expand cellphone towers.

UW-Milwaukee, Johnson in high-voltage pairing

Published: May 19, 2013
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The climb the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee faces to make a name for itself in research and local economic development can best be seen at the site of an abandoned staircase.

State’s utility plants could generate interest (access required)

Published: May 17, 2013
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Gov. Scott Walker’s proposal to allow the sale of state utility plants to pay off transportation debt might not even be able to generate enough money to pay off the debt on the plants themselves.

Report: ‘Little impact’ on state from frac jobs

Published: May 17, 2013
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Frac sand mining’s impact on job creation in Wisconsin’s sandy areas will be minimal, and communities must account for its potential economic drawbacks, according to a new report.

Gogebic Taconite reduces number of test holes

Published: May 17, 2013
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A mining company has reduced the number of test holes it plans to make for a proposed iron ore mine near Lake Superior.

Activists set up training for mine protest

Published: May 15, 2013
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Activists are planning a training session on how to stop a giant iron mine in far northwestern Wisconsin.

Plans for Innovation Park hotel move south (access required)

Published: May 13, 2013
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A Milwaukee County committee gave initial approval to the UWM Real Estate Foundation’s request to amend its development agreement for Innovation Park in Wauwatosa to allow a hotel further south than originally expected.

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