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Gov. Tony Evers has signed an executive order meant to curb contamination from chemicals in firefighting foam, non-stick cookware and fast-food wrappers, his office announced Friday.

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The Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders has released a $16.3 trillion climate plan that builds on the Green New Deal and calls for the United States to be using renewable energy throughout its economy by 2050 and to declare climate change a national emergency.

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State regulators have approved a power line project in southwestern Wisconsin.

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Gov. Tony Evers is seeking a federal disaster declaration for 18 counties and two tribes that suffered damage during severe storms in July.

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Dane County Executive Joe Parisi on Monday listed various steps local officials have taken to prevent the recurrence of floods like the one that inflicted $154 million worth of damage on the county a year ago while preparing homeowners for future dangers.

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Dozens of people rallied outside a Minnesota office of Enbridge Energy to protest the company's proposed Line 3 oil pipeline replacement.

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One Michigan city is reviewing ways to help alleviate flooding from Lake Erie onto its streets.

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Two Native American tribes in Wisconsin are receiving federal grants for renewable-energy projects that tribe members say will help reduce costs and lead to energy independence.

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Gov. Tony Evers is setting up a new office to help achieve his goal of 100% carbon-free electricity by 2050.

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Over and over, Michigan environmental regulators had sounded alarms as they reviewed a proposed large, open-pit ore mine in the Upper Peninsula near the Menominee River, prized for walleye fishing and being a tributary to Lake Michigan.

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