http://dailyreporter.com Wisconsin's Construction Authority Fri, 24 May 2013 15:35:20 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://dailyreporter.com/2012/12/24/landfill-tries-to-solve-gull-nuisance/ http://dailyreporter.com/2012/12/24/landfill-tries-to-solve-gull-nuisance/#comments Mon, 24 Dec 2012 15:16:06 +0000 Associated Press http://dailyreporter.com/?p=93455 Outagamie County landfill officials are firing propane cannons and using inflatables to scare away an estimated 10,000 to 20,000 gulls that are feeding at the site and creating a neighborhood nuisance.]]> http://dailyreporter.com/2012/12/24/landfill-tries-to-solve-gull-nuisance/feed/ 0 http://dailyreporter.com/2012/11/23/judge-upholds-chemical-cleanup-plan-for-fox-river/ http://dailyreporter.com/2012/11/23/judge-upholds-chemical-cleanup-plan-for-fox-river/#comments Fri, 23 Nov 2012 17:12:25 +0000 Associated Press http://dailyreporter.com/?p=92416 Efforts to dredge toxic industrial chemicals from the Fox River should continue, a federal judge has ruled.]]> http://dailyreporter.com/2012/11/23/judge-upholds-chemical-cleanup-plan-for-fox-river/feed/ 0 http://dailyreporter.com/2012/07/06/2-companies-in-fox-river-cleanup-wont-have-to-pay/ http://dailyreporter.com/2012/07/06/2-companies-in-fox-river-cleanup-wont-have-to-pay/#comments Fri, 06 Jul 2012 13:32:51 +0000 Associated Press http://dailyreporter.com/?p=87180 A federal judge has decided that two companies won't have to pay for the cleanup of PCBs from Little Lake Butte des Morts and portions of the Fox River.]]> http://dailyreporter.com/2012/07/06/2-companies-in-fox-river-cleanup-wont-have-to-pay/feed/ 0 http://dailyreporter.com/2012/05/16/dredging-resumes-on-polluted-fox-river/ http://dailyreporter.com/2012/05/16/dredging-resumes-on-polluted-fox-river/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 14:44:29 +0000 Associated Press http://dailyreporter.com/?p=85199 Dredging has resumed on the polluted Fox River after a federal appeals court denied NCR's request for a temporary stay.]]> http://dailyreporter.com/2012/05/16/dredging-resumes-on-polluted-fox-river/feed/ 0 http://dailyreporter.com/2012/04/29/judge-orders-ncr-to-resume-fox-river-cleanup/ http://dailyreporter.com/2012/04/29/judge-orders-ncr-to-resume-fox-river-cleanup/#comments Sun, 29 Apr 2012 13:40:59 +0000 Associated Press http://dailyreporter.com/?p=84622 A federal judge's ruling has opened the door to full-scale cleanup of a Wisconsin river polluted by toxins from a bygone papermaking era.]]> http://dailyreporter.com/2012/04/29/judge-orders-ncr-to-resume-fox-river-cleanup/feed/ 0 http://dailyreporter.com/2012/04/13/fox-river-cleanup-still-on-hold/ http://dailyreporter.com/2012/04/13/fox-river-cleanup-still-on-hold/#comments Fri, 13 Apr 2012 14:17:37 +0000 Associated Press http://dailyreporter.com/?p=84059 Cleaning up contaminated sediment from the Fox River in Brown County remains stalled until a judge can figure out who has to pay for the project, which could cost more than $1 billion.]]> http://dailyreporter.com/2012/04/13/fox-river-cleanup-still-on-hold/feed/ 0 http://dailyreporter.com/2012/04/12/judge-asked-to-resume-costly-cleanup-of-fox-river/ http://dailyreporter.com/2012/04/12/judge-asked-to-resume-costly-cleanup-of-fox-river/#comments Thu, 12 Apr 2012 17:48:50 +0000 Associated Press http://dailyreporter.com/?p=84017 Federal prosecutors were expected to ask a judge Thursday to restart the cleanup of contaminated sediment from the Fox River in Brown County, a project that could cost more than $1 billion.]]> http://dailyreporter.com/2012/04/12/judge-asked-to-resume-costly-cleanup-of-fox-river/feed/ 0 http://dailyreporter.com/2012/02/21/whos-responsible-for-costly-cleanup-of-fox-river/ http://dailyreporter.com/2012/02/21/whos-responsible-for-costly-cleanup-of-fox-river/#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2012 18:55:38 +0000 Associated Press http://dailyreporter.com/?p=81671 A federal trial in Milwaukee has several paper companies arguing over which firms are responsible for cleaning up the Fox River contaminated decades ago by discharges from the papermaking process.]]> http://dailyreporter.com/2012/02/21/whos-responsible-for-costly-cleanup-of-fox-river/feed/ 0 http://dailyreporter.com/2011/09/08/environmental-council-wants-impact-statement-on-green-bay-waste-facility/ http://dailyreporter.com/2011/09/08/environmental-council-wants-impact-statement-on-green-bay-waste-facility/#comments Thu, 08 Sep 2011 20:33:15 +0000 Joe Yovino http://dailyreporter.com/?p=74038 &via=&related=DolcePixel"> The Door County Environmental Council has requested that the Department of Energy (DOE) prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the proposed Oneida Seven Generations Corp. Waste to Energy facility in Green Bay.]]> http://dailyreporter.com/2011/09/08/environmental-council-wants-impact-statement-on-green-bay-waste-facility/feed/ 0 http://dailyreporter.com/2011/07/13/judge-halts-some-cleanup-of-polluted-fox-river/ http://dailyreporter.com/2011/07/13/judge-halts-some-cleanup-of-polluted-fox-river/#comments Wed, 13 Jul 2011 15:30:17 +0000 Associated Press http://dailyreporter.com/?p=71413 GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — The third year of dredging at the polluted Fox River could end as early as next week after a federal judge raised questions about who’s liable for the cleanup. Paper company Appleton and NCR Corp. have paid for more than two years of cleanup and agreed to pay for the [...]]]> http://dailyreporter.com/2011/07/13/judge-halts-some-cleanup-of-polluted-fox-river/feed/ 0 http://dailyreporter.com/2011/07/07/golf-course-will-pay-50000-to-settle-dnr-complaint/ http://dailyreporter.com/2011/07/07/golf-course-will-pay-50000-to-settle-dnr-complaint/#comments Thu, 07 Jul 2011 20:56:06 +0000 David Ziemer http://dailyreporter.com/?p=71234 &via=&related=DolcePixel"> A golf course in Big Bend will pay the state $50,000 to settle a claim with the state Department of Natural Resources, which alleged the course violated environmental rules while creating artificial ponds, dredging and grading at the course. The DNR and Edgewood Golf Course Inc. — which consists of two courses, The Oaks and [...]]]> http://dailyreporter.com/2011/07/07/golf-course-will-pay-50000-to-settle-dnr-complaint/feed/ 0 http://dailyreporter.com/2011/03/31/walker-praises-pcb-cleanup-in-fox-river/ http://dailyreporter.com/2011/03/31/walker-praises-pcb-cleanup-in-fox-river/#comments Thu, 31 Mar 2011 18:24:53 +0000 Associated Press http://dailyreporter.com/?p=67455 NEENAH, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Scott Walker praised the pace of PCB cleanup at the Lower Fox River on Thursday, saying continued progress could lead officials to lift restrictions on eating walleye from the waterway. Walker cited recent water monitoring that showed lower levels of the toxic chemical than expected. PCB levels in walleye fish [...]]]> http://dailyreporter.com/2011/03/31/walker-praises-pcb-cleanup-in-fox-river/feed/ 0 http://dailyreporter.com/2011/03/31/government-pushes-for-full-cleanup-of-fox-river/ http://dailyreporter.com/2011/03/31/government-pushes-for-full-cleanup-of-fox-river/#comments Thu, 31 Mar 2011 14:06:45 +0000 Associated Press http://dailyreporter.com/?p=67437 GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice is back in federal court trying to get two companies to resume full-scale efforts to clean up the Fox River. Assistant Attorney General Ignacia Moreno asked a federal judge Wednesday to force NCR Corp. and paper company Appleton to resume all-out efforts to dredge and [...]]]> http://dailyreporter.com/2011/03/31/government-pushes-for-full-cleanup-of-fox-river/feed/ 0 http://dailyreporter.com/2011/03/03/judge-ncr-must-pay-700m-for-green-bay-area-river-cleanup/ http://dailyreporter.com/2011/03/03/judge-ncr-must-pay-700m-for-green-bay-area-river-cleanup/#comments Thu, 03 Mar 2011 21:20:37 +0000 Associated Press http://dailyreporter.com/?p=66356 By DINESH RAMDE Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — A federal judge in Wisconsin has ruled NCR Corp. and Appleton Papers Inc. must pay an estimated $700 million to help clean a contaminated river. The judge this week ruled Atlanta-based NCR and the Appleton-based paper company are responsible for cleaning up the Green Bay-area Fox River. [...]]]> http://dailyreporter.com/2011/03/03/judge-ncr-must-pay-700m-for-green-bay-area-river-cleanup/feed/ 0 http://dailyreporter.com/2011/02/16/corps-budget-includes-55-million-for-great-lakes-projects/ http://dailyreporter.com/2011/02/16/corps-budget-includes-55-million-for-great-lakes-projects/#comments Wed, 16 Feb 2011 20:52:48 +0000 Associated Press http://dailyreporter.com/?p=65595 Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. (AP) — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reports the Obama administration’s proposed budget for fiscal 2012 includes $55 million for water projects in and near the Great Lakes. The plan has $7.7 million for navigation and recreation work in Duluth, Minn., and Superior, Wis. Other large projects are $3.4 million [...]]]> http://dailyreporter.com/2011/02/16/corps-budget-includes-55-million-for-great-lakes-projects/feed/ 0 http://dailyreporter.com/2010/10/14/federal-lawsuit-planned-in-fox-river-cleanup/ http://dailyreporter.com/2010/10/14/federal-lawsuit-planned-in-fox-river-cleanup/#comments Thu, 14 Oct 2010 15:40:44 +0000 Associated Press http://dailyreporter.com/?p=59615 By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press Writer MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice and state prosecutors on Thursday sued a group of paper companies that haven’t reached long-term agreements to clean up pollution in the Fox River. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Green Bay, alleges the companies owe the state and [...]]]> http://dailyreporter.com/2010/10/14/federal-lawsuit-planned-in-fox-river-cleanup/feed/ 0 http://dailyreporter.com/2010/06/08/court-sides-with-paper-mill-in-fox-river-cleanup/ http://dailyreporter.com/2010/06/08/court-sides-with-paper-mill-in-fox-river-cleanup/#comments Tue, 08 Jun 2010 15:39:19 +0000 Associated Press http://dailyreporter.com/?p=54639 MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Two companies that once insured Appleton Papers, Inc. are liable for $10 million toward the cleanup of the Fox River after a court decision Tuesday, the firm’s lawyer said. The 2-1 ruling by the Wisconsin Court of Appeals means Munich Re AG and Westport Insurance Corp., which is owned by Swiss [...]]]> http://dailyreporter.com/2010/06/08/court-sides-with-paper-mill-in-fox-river-cleanup/feed/ 0 http://dailyreporter.com/2010/04/08/waukesha-water-plan-critics-push-for-pipeline/ http://dailyreporter.com/2010/04/08/waukesha-water-plan-critics-push-for-pipeline/#comments Thu, 08 Apr 2010 16:29:25 +0000 Joe Yovino http://dailyreporter.com/?p=42200 By Sean Ryan Skeptics worried about Waukesha’s proposal to put water into flood-prone Underwood Creek say the city should instead build a pipe to Lake Michigan. The Waukesha Water Utility plan to buy Lake Michigan water includes returning it to the lake through a pipe emptying into Wauwatosa’s Underwood Creek, which flows to the lake. [...]]]> http://dailyreporter.com/2010/04/08/waukesha-water-plan-critics-push-for-pipeline/feed/ 2 http://dailyreporter.com/2010/02/16/port-balances-dredging-and-development/ http://dailyreporter.com/2010/02/16/port-balances-dredging-and-development/#comments Tue, 16 Feb 2010 19:30:01 +0000 Joe Yovino http://dailyreporter.com/?p=39870 By Sean Ryan Green Bay this year has a harbor that needs to be dredged, an island that could be developed and a federal government coming up short with money for both projects. The Green Bay Harbor must be dredged annually to accommodate heavy ships because the Fox River every year pushes fresh sediment into [...]]]> http://dailyreporter.com/2010/02/16/port-balances-dredging-and-development/feed/ 0 http://dailyreporter.com/2009/12/16/judge-dismisses-lawsuit-in-fox-river-cleanup-case/ http://dailyreporter.com/2009/12/16/judge-dismisses-lawsuit-in-fox-river-cleanup-case/#comments Thu, 17 Dec 2009 03:56:54 +0000 http://dailyreporter.com/?p=36956 GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — A federal judge in Green Bay has dismissed a lawsuit that sought to make 20 companies and governmental units share in the massive costs of cleaning up the lower Fox River. U.S. District Judge William Griesbach ruled Wednesday that Appleton Papers Inc. and NCR Corp. were the parties most responsible [...]]]> http://dailyreporter.com/2009/12/16/judge-dismisses-lawsuit-in-fox-river-cleanup-case/feed/ 0