Republican legislators want to join two lawsuits before the state Supreme Court that will decide the extent of environmental regulators’ powers.

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State Department of Natural Resources officials plan to ask their board next week for permission to spend nearly $5 million to purchase an easement on 14,350 acres in Iron County.

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A subsidiary of Foxconn Development Corp. has been fined nearly $1,200 in connection with flooding at the company's construction site caused by heavy rains in Wisconsin during the Labor Day weekend.

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The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has approved air permits needed for Foxconn Technology Group's planned manufacturing plant in Racine County.

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Gov. Scott Walker signed 19 bills into law on Monday, including one that will provide millions of dollars more to help pay for water-infrastructure projects.

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A panel of lawmakers is preparing to hear public testimony on a proposal that would expand the types of artificial wetlands that can be filled without a permit.

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A Republican lawmaker introduced a bill Thursday that would overhaul Wisconsin's high-capacity well regulations.

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The Wisconsin Builders Association predicts 14,000 new houses will be constructed in the state this year, but with land development still in a slump, contractors might as well be building castles in the air.

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Gogebic Taconite is expected to begin test drilling at its proposed iron ore mine in northwestern Wisconsin by the end of next month.

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The state Department of Natural Resources does not plan to change state rules meant to slow erosion from construction sites of 1 acre or larger if the agency takes over the administration of those rules from another department.

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