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US Supreme Court limits fed’s ability to police pollution into certain wetlands
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday sharply limited the federal government's authority to police water pollution into certain wetlands, the second decision in as many years in which a conservative majority narrowed the reach of environmental regulations.
Scientists: Atmospheric carbon might turn lakes more acidic
The Great Lakes have endured a lot the past century, from supersized algae blobs to invasive mussels and bloodsucking sea lamprey that nearly wiped out fish populations.
Aging water infrastructure leading to unsafe conditions
While failures of big city water systems attract the attention, it's small communities like Keystone, West Virginia, that more often are left unprotected by destitute and unmaintained water providers.
Wisconsin to get $143M for water infrastructure following federal allocation
The Wisconsin governor announced a total of $143 million from two EPA programs to improve water infrastructure across the state.
Biden administration acts to restore clean-water safeguards
The Biden administration took action Thursday to restore federal protections for hundreds of thousands of small streams, wetlands and other waterways, undoing a Trump-era rule that was considered one of that administration's hallmark environmental rollbacks.
Push to subject projects to fewer environmental reviews receives pushback
The Trump administration held the first of two hearings on Tuesday for a proposal meant to speed up energy and other projects by rolling back a landmark environmental law.
Trump proposes sweeping rollback of environmental oversight
In a big rollback of environmental oversight, President Donald Trump took action Thursday to clear the way and speed up the development of a wide range of commercial projects by cutting back federal review of their likely effects on the environment.
High court to consider case about reach of clean-water law
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to consider a case about the reach of a federal clean-water law.
Big winners in Trump rollback of wetlands rules? Developers
President Donald Trump said on Monday that farmers would be the big winners from the administration's proposed rollback of federal protections for wetlands and waterways across the country.
Trump administration proposing rollback of water rules (UPDATE)
The Trump administration is moving to withdraw federal protections for countless waterways and wetlands across the country, making good on President Donald Trump's campaign pledge to weaken landmark water rules long resented by some developers, farmers and oil, gas and mining executives.
Schimel wants review of South Carolina pollution ruling
Republican Attorney General Brad Schimel has joined 18 other GOP attorneys general in asking the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a ruling finding that Clean Water Act protections extend to non-point pollution.
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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- Contractor teaches Milwaukee middle school students about construction careers
- Construction begins on Milwaukee’s 373-unit 100 East apartment conversion
- Wisconsin worker deaths slightly decline but remain high
- After neighbor concerns, Milwaukee alderwoman delays apartments review
- Dane County slaps solar company execs with theft by contractor charges
- Priciest option for Wauwatosa city hall and library project is $107M
- Residents TID petition seeks more oversight on public spending
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- Judge orders partial pause on Line 5 construction in northern Wisconsin
- Backlash continues against Shorewood affordable housing proposal
- Worker hospitalized after 30-foot fall at Madison construction site
- Wisconsin announces $248M for essential projects statewide
Project Profiles
- First prefabricated bridge in US installed in Eau Claire County
- Illinois developer worked with Wisconsin contractor to build 258-unit Wauwatosa apartment complex
- VJS Construction raises the roof for Bruce Guadalupe Community School expansion project
- Microgrid pilot project will store energy for village affected by outages
- Dane County sees uptick in highway work zone crashes, on track to exceed last year
- The Hop streetcar will debut newest service route in fall with limited service
- FPC Live slims venue proposal to 1 downtown building
- Children’s Hospital urgent care center in Milwaukee gets first round of city approval
- With Sonag Construction shut down, feds move to block indicted owner from collecting leftover assets
- Four contractors selected to build border wall prototypes
- UW-Milwaukee’s Greenstreet shaping minds (and the city)
- Turning the Corner(s) (PHOTO SLIDESHOW)