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Milwaukee law firm Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek recently published a special report regarding a new Occupational Safety and Health Administration rule that will increase employers' reporting requirements for workplace illnesses and injuries.

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The state Department of Natural Resources' enforcement of its water pollution laws has faced renewed scrutiny since an audit was released in early June.

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Despite the need to confront climate change, the United States is perilously close to letting the largest producers of carbon-free electricity fade away. Nearly half of the nation's aging nuclear plants will reach the end of their approved lifespan by 2040, and fewer than a half-dozen new reactors have been approved in the past 30 years.

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In what industry representatives hope is a sign of more good things to come, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is streamlining its high-capacity-wells policies in response to Attorney General Brad Schimel’s May 10 formal opinion on 2011 Wis. Act 21’s limits on agency authority.

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Waukesha’s proposal to borrow and return Lake Michigan water has undergone an intensive review, demonstrating a regional commitment to uphold the legal requirements of the Great Lakes Compact.

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When we talk about "federal assistance" for disaster relief, we obviously mean money and personnel subsidized by federal taxpayers. That includes those of us living here in Wisconsin. We didn't personally deliver the federal aid in times of need. But indirectly, through the taxes we pay, we did.

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A perennial criticism of government is that it doesn’t do enough to help veterans find civilian employment after their time of military service is up. What policies could public officials or the industry adopt to help more veterans find a career in the trades?

On May 12, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration published a final rule requiring certain employers to electronically submit workplace injury and illness information to OSHA and requiring all employers to adopt procedures to encourage employee reporting.

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We've been down this road before. Unfortunately, it's no pleasure drive.

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DEBARY, Fla. (AP) — A construction worker in Florida has been arrested after authorities say he buried his boss in dirt using a front-end loader. Citing an arrest report, the Orlando Sentinel reports 32-year-old Erick Cox of Sanford, Fla., was ...