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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By Paul Snyder paul.snyder@dailyreporter.com Dane County’s Lakes and Watershed Commission will hold public hearings next week on a new shore land management plan designed to create uniform erosion control rules between municipalities. Brian Standing, senior planner in the county’s Planning ...

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By Paul Snyder paul.snyder@dailyreporter.com An attorney for a Berlin contractor argues the state cracked down too hard on the company with a $194,000 fine for environmental violations on two construction projects. “There were violations,” said Richard Carlson, the attorney representing ...

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Cain Burdeau AP Writer Caminada Headland, LA — One of the nation’s most important economic assets — the booming oil hub called Port Fourchon — is turning into a sitting duck for hurricanes as the beach that protects it from ...

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James MacPherson AP Writer Kathryn, ND — All that’s left of this southeastern North Dakota town is a bar, a church, a post office and about 55 people who call it home — but if floods like the ones that ...

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John Flesher AP Environmental Writer Traverse City, MI — A budget proposal from the Obama administration would spend $475 million on beach cleanups, wetlands restoration and removal of toxic sediments from river bottoms around the Great Lakes. The spending represents ...

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