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A manure spill from a northeastern Wisconsin farm is thinning as it flows downstream toward the bay of Green Bay, state environmental officials said Thursday.
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Read More »Trump reins in major environmental law to speed big projects (UPDATE)
President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he is rolling back a foundational Nixon-era environmental law that he says stifles infrastructure projects, but that is credited with keeping big construction projects from fouling up the environment and ensuring there is public influence on major projects.
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Read More »Heat will stay stuck on extra high for July in most of US
The heat is on. And for most of America it'll stay on through the rest of the month and maybe longer, meteorologists say.
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Read More »Judge orders Dakota Access pipeline shut down pending review
A federal judge on Monday sided with the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and ordered the Dakota Access pipeline to shut down until the completion of further environmental review.
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Read More »Kaul joins call for withdrawal of loosened environmental review of infrastructure projects
Attorney General Josh Kaul has joined a coalition of state attorneys general calling for President Donald Trump to withdraw an executive order that allows federal agencies to avoid full compliance with environmental laws on infrastructure projects.
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Read More »RENEW providing $150K worth of grants for solar projects
RENEW, a nonprofit group, announced Tuesday that it is issuing $150,000 worth of grants to help 19 organizations pay for 789 kilowatts worth of solar projects.
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Read More »Regulators dismiss challenge to 65-watt wind farm in Green County
The Wisconsin Public Service Commission last week dismissed an attempt to block the proposed construction of a 65-watt wind farm in Green County, siding with local officials who had approved the project.
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Read More »US judge: New pipelines need more review
A U.S. judge on Monday revised a recent court ruling that threatened to hold up thousands of utility projects crossing streams and wetlands, but left in place a requirement calling for new oil and gas pipelines to undergo further environmental review.
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Read More »Takeaways from renewable energy’s struggles amid pandemic
The U.S. renewable energy industry is reeling from the new coronavirus pandemic, which has delayed construction and sowed doubts about projects on the drawing board. As many as 120,000 jobs in solar and 35,000 in wind could be lost, trade groups say.
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Read More »Judge orders environmental review of Dakota Access pipeline
A federal judge on Wednesday ordered the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to conduct a full environmental review of the Dakota Access pipeline, nearly three years after the line began carrying oil despite protests by people who gathered in North Dakota for more than a year.
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