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The state Department of Natural Resources policy board selected an archery shop owner Wednesday as its new leader.
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Board member suggests no population goal in new wolf plan
A member of the Department of Natural Resources policy board suggested Wednesday that the agency's new wolf management plan shouldn't include a specific population goal and instead lay out metrics indicating whether the population should be reduced or allowed to grow.
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Read More »Extreme cold leads to 150 frozen water mains in Detroit
Crews with the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department were working Wednesday to repair 75 active water main breaks, about half the number reported since the beginning of the year.
Read More »Judge: DNR can continue PFAS sampling, but can’t enforce
The Department of Natural Resources can continue to test wastewater for PFAS but can't take legal action against polluters until state lawmakers set water quality standards for the compounds, a Jefferson County judge ruled.
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Read More »VP Harris to tout replacing lead lines during Milwaukee stop
Vice President Kamala Harris plans to tout the removal and replacement of lead pipes during a stop Monday in Wisconsin, where she will highlight efforts to update aging infrastructure throughout the country.
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Read More »Enbridge says it has fixed pierced aquifer near oil pipeline
Enbridge Energy said it has stopped the flow of spilled artesian groundwater that began a year ago when workers installing the Line 3 oil pipeline in northwestern Minnesota punctured an aquifer.
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Read More »Long-sought Great Lakes projects get funding under new law
A project that will boost Great Lakes shipping in a crucial bottleneck and another intended to protect the lakes from invasive carp will get big funding increases under the Biden administration's infrastructure package, officials said Thursday.
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Read More »Enbridge picks Michels affiliate for reroute of Line 5 pipeline 
Enbridge has signed a letter of intent to pick a division of Michels Corp. to oversee a 40-mile relocation of the company's Line 5 oil-and-gas pipeline in northern Wisconsin.
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Read More »$42 million loan to help reduce flooding in Milwaukee
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced a $42 million Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act loan to Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District, which will help fund the Waterway Flood Management and Restoration Project, expand stormwater management capacity and reduce flood risk in historically underserved communities.
Read More »Judge blocks work on transmission line after faulting environmental reviews
A federal judge has blocked utilities from building a nearly $500 million transmission line across the Mississippi River after finding federal agencies had failed to conduct a proper environmental review of the project.
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