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President Joe Biden called attention on Tuesday to the electric-vehicle future he envisions for the United States as a way to tackle climate change and create jobs.
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Read More »As Biden seeks a turn on environment, Trump rules to linger
Longtime safeguards for U.S. bird populations took a hit under former President Donald Trump, whose administration made it harder to prosecute industry-caused deaths — such as the 2019 destruction of a sprawling Virginia seabird nesting ground — and chipped away protections for endangered species.
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Read More »Trump pushes new environmental rollbacks on way out the door
Down to its final weeks, the Trump administration is working to push through dozens of environmental rollbacks that could weaken century-old protections for migratory birds, allow more Arctic drilling and hamstring the future regulation of public-health threats.
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Read More »Developer sues to compel clean-up of polluted Walker’s Point complex
A developer planning to convert three former industrial buildings in Milwaukee into luxury apartments is suing its previous owners over environmental contamination found at the site.
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Read More »Northeastern Wisconsin manure spill thinning as it nears bay
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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