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Report: Stronger rules needed to stop oil spills

Published: April 30, 2012
Tags: Enbridge, National Wildlife Federation, oil, pipeline, pollution

A report written in response to a massive oil spill in southern Michigan concludes federal laws are inadequate to protect the Great Lakes basin from oil pollution and states should fill the gaps.

Money to restore Great Lakes still flows

Published: October 14, 2011
Tags: Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, Great Lakes, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, National Wildlife Federation, Obama

By John Flesher Associated Press Detroit — At a time when many government programs are fighting for survival, there’s one place the money still is flowing for now: the Great Lakes. In the past two years, Congress has pumped $775 million into the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, a plan to deal with problems scientists say [...]

Report says runoff declining near Great Lakes  

Published: October 14, 2011
Tags: algae, Great Lakes, marine construction, National Wildlife Federation, nitrogen, phosphorus, runoff

By JOHN FLESHER AP Environmental Writer DETROIT (AP) — A report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture says farmers are cutting back significantly on the amount of soil and nutrients eroding from fields to the Great Lakes and neighboring waterways. The study estimates that methods such as no-till cultivation have cut in half the volume [...]

Report: Lakes states have mixed record on compact (UPDATE)

Published: July 13, 2011
Tags: Great Lakes, Lake Michigan, National Wildlife Federation, Waukesha

By JOHN FLESHER AP Environmental Writer TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Great Lakes states are making slow progress toward implementing a compact to protect the region’s waters but have fallen short on conservation measures that are essential for the long-term health of the nation’s largest freshwater system, environmental groups said Tuesday. Ohio legislation that would [...]

Kennecott wants to amend permit for mine

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 [...]

Benefits pipeline

Published: December 29, 2009
Tags: Alberta Clipper, crude, Department of Natural Resources, DNR, Earthjustice, Enbridge, Focus on Northern Wisconsin, Indigenous Environmental Network, Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy, National Wildlife Federation, oil, pipeline, Ross, Sierra Club, State Department, Superior

Construction of an oil pipeline into Superior promises to pump jobs and money into the community. But not everyone is thrilled with the project.

News Briefs

Published: April 1, 2009
Tags: Alcoa Inc., Associated Builders & Contractors of Wisconsin Inc., Commerce Department, Department of Commerce, Milwaukee County Circuit Court, National Association of Realtors, National Wildlife Federation, Roger Roth, Thilmany Papers, ThyssenKrupp Safway Inc., University of Wisconsin-Madison, Wausau Paper Corp., Wisconsin Builders Association, Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development

State rep introduces bill to stop registration rule State Rep. Roger Roth, R-Grand Chute, is leading a Legislative charge against the emergency rule enacted by the state Department of Commerce last month requiring contractors to register with the departmentâ€™s Division of Safety and Buildings. The rule would apply to contractors whose work is regulated under [...]