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A former Wisconsin official has been appointed to lead a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency regional office covering six Midwestern states, EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler said Wednesday.
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Read More »EPA’s Stepp recuses herself from Wisconsin review
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Regional Administrator Cathy Stepp has recused herself from a Wisconsin compliance review.
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Read More »Former DNR head to lead Midwest EPA region (UPDATE)
Former Wisconsin regulator Cathy Stepp was named Tuesday as head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's regional office in Chicago, drawing praise from business groups and criticism from environmental activists fearful she will weaken enforcement of rules protecting the Great Lakes and air quality in the Upper Midwest's industrial centers.
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Read More »DNR secretary Stepp-ing up to EPA (UPDATE)
The longtime head of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, who faced criticism that she placed a priority on economic development over protecting the state's environment, is leaving for a job in President Donald Trump's administration.
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Read More »DNR chief: Foxconn bill won’t damage environment
The top conservation official in Wisconsin promised Wednesday that regulatory rollbacks in Gov. Scott Walker's incentive plan for the giant Foxconn plant proposed for the state’s southeast corner won't harm the environment.
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Read More »DNR suggests higher fees, naming rights at state parks
The simmering budget fight over Wisconsin's state parks looks ready to boil over after the Department of Natural Resources recommended lawmakers raise admission fees again, build more electrified camping sites and sell naming rights.
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Read More »DNR may move staff to improve water quality policing (UPDATE)
Wisconsin's Department of Natural Resources secretary is pushing for reorganization of the agency as a way to address deficiencies found in a legislative audit.
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Read More »Poblocki Paving Park? DNR considering selling park naming rights
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources secretary says she's considering selling naming rights to state parks over the next two years.
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Read More »Milwaukee to host Great Lakes Week
Milwaukee (AP) — Scores of government officials, tribal members, industrial leaders and environmental activists are descending on Milwaukee for Great Lakes Week.
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Read More »Madison gets brownfields grants from the EPA 
Madison will get help from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in cleaning up some of its contaminated properties.
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