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Hunting and fishing groups are working together to support a plan to prevent Asian carp from reaching the Great Lakes.

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Although Wisconsin's still lags behind its neighbors in its number of solar jobs, the state's energy sector managed to add more in 2018 even amid a national slowdown for the industry, according to a new report.

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Gov. Tony Evers says his budget will seek more money for replacing polluted wells.

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Gov. Tony Evers says Wisconsin will be joining the U.S. Climate Alliance, a group that works to enforce an international climate accord and combat climate change at the state level.

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Gov. Tim Walz said Tuesday that his administration will keep pursuing an appeal of an independent regulatory commission's approval of Enbridge Energy's plan to replace its aging Line 3 crude oil pipeline in northern Minnesota, siding with environmental and tribal groups in his biggest decision since becoming governor last month.

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A task force is planning to recommend ways Dane Count can prevent the sort of flooding that occurred there after torrential rains caused lakes to spill over last summer, prompting evacuations.

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Gov. Tony Evers plans to use his first state budget to call for allowing state environmental and agricultural officials to borrow nearly $70 million more over the next two years to combat water pollution and replace lead pipes, following through on his pledge to improve the quality of drinking water.

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Experts are predicting higher-than-normal water levels on the Great Lakes this summer, some of which may set records.

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Faith leaders gathered at the Capitol to urge Democratic Gov. Tim Walz to oppose Enbridge Energy's Line 3 oil-pipeline replacement, while a mostly Republican group of lawmakers urged him to let the project move forward.

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A House Republican says he hopes a decision by the Minnesota Court of Appeals will prompt Gov. Tim Walz to decide quickly that his administration should drop a challenge of the approval of Enbridge Energy's proposal to replace its Line 3 crude-oil pipeline across northern Minnesota.

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