Battle brewing over phosphorous rules (UPDATE)

Environmental reviews down in Walker’s 1st year

Published: May 21, 2012
Tags: DNR, EPA, Matt Moroney, Midwest Environmental Advocates, Scott Walker

The number of environmental inspections conducted by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources declined sharply in Gov. Scott Walker’s first year, leading advocates to question whether the agency is paying less attention to environmental regulation under the Republican governor.

Glendale residents want to plug public works project

Published: June 29, 2011
Tags: Clean Water Act, Daniel Sweeney, Dave Eastman, Elliott Moeser, Glendale, Karen Schapiro, Midwest Environmental Advocates, Mike McCabe, Milwaukee River, Milwaukee Riverkeeper, pollution, public works, Richard Maslowski, Robert Whitaker, runoff

By James Briggs Residents of a Glendale subdivision are threatening to sue the city to block a planned public works project. Glendale plans to remove grass swales from the Alberta Court subdivision and replace them with concrete gutters and curbs. Grass swales are natural channels used to absorb storm water runoff. The project, though, would [...]

Waukesha ties water deal to developments

Published: February 1, 2010
Tags: development, Duchniak, Great Lakes Council of Governors, Lake Michigan, Longtine, Midwest Environmental Advocates, population, Sinykin, water, Waukesha, Waukesha Water Utility, Wisconsin Environmental Action League

By Sean Ryan Environmental groups are suspicious of the development projections Waukesha is using to justify its request for Lake Michigan water. “We are concerned about the land use and population estimates,” said Laurie Longtine, co-chairwoman of the Wisconsin Environmental Action League’s water team. “There’s some very suspect numbers and formulas in figuring that out. [...]

Dairy expansion defies critics (UPDATE)

By Paul Snyder The owners of the Rosendale Dairy are so confident they will receive the final state permit for an estimated $35 million expansion, they already started the second phase of construction. The concentrated animal feeding operation permit from the state Department of Natural Resources would let the farm in Rosendale add 4,000 cows. [...]