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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Severe erosion along some of Wisconsin's Lake Michigan communities is threatening homes and causing bluffs to collapse.

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We must not overlook the important announcement last week regarding a proposal to collaborate on the protection of our treasured Mississippi River bluffs.

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Wisconsin regulators investigating a bluff collapse at a Milwaukee-area power plant last Halloween say a "significant factor" may have been the lack of a liner in a storm-water pond.

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By DINESH RAMDE Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — A recent mudslide that swept tons of coal ash and debris into and around Lake Michigan will likely have a limited environmental impact and shouldn’t affect human health, the Wisconsin Department of ...

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OAK CREEK, Wis. (AP) — A pickup truck and other equipment that tumbled into Lake Michigan in a mudslide last week are still in the water, and will likely remain for a few more days. The mudslide happened Oct. 31 ...

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By Dinesh Ramde Associated Press Milwaukee — Environmental officials say decades-old coal ash hurled from the grounds of a Wisconsin power plant into Lake Michigan during a landslide this week probably doesn’t pose a significant environmental risk. Officials this week ...

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A We Energies spokeswoman says the debris that washed into Lake Michigan on Monday during a sudden landslide likely contains toxic coal ash.

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A bluff at the We Energies Oak Creek Power Plant collapsed Monday, causing construction trailers and equipment to slide toward Lake Michigan.

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