Officials in Jefferson County have approved a permit for a 75-megawatt solar array that would produce power for Alliant Energy.

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By Dinesh Ramde Associated Press Magnolia — John Adams can’t see the nearly 3,000 cows on the dairy farm 2 miles from his Wisconsin home, but when the wind blows he can smell them. The stench gives him and his ...

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By Dan Emerson Dolan Media Newswires Minneapolis — The former James E. Kelley farm, a 60-acre site just southeast of the Mall of America, may be the most picturesque spot in Bloomington. Vintage rail-fencing surrounds pastures where sheep and llamas ...

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By Sean Ryan

staff writer

The debate over whether Oak Creek should take Earl Giefer’s farm was really about how much authority we the people give our government in the name of the greater good.

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By Sean Ryan Oak Creek officials on Tuesday dropped plans to acquire Earl Giefer’s farm to support new development after the plan was criticized as abusing the Wisconsin eminent domain law. The city’s Common Council unanimously voted to drop the ...

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By Chris Thompson

editor

The neighborly thing to do before ripping a farmer’s land out from under him through eminent domain would be to make him an official offer for the property.

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By Sean Ryan Utilities and businesses are claiming the state is digging too deeply into their wallets to prevent polluted water from entering lakes and streams. The Wisconsin Natural Resources Board next month will consider two rules: one targeting phosphorus ...

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By Sean Ryan A dispute over what qualifies as blight is at the heart of Oak Creek’s possible use of eminent domain to take a farm and clear the way for development. “Some people may say the land should be ...

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The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources on Friday approved Rosendale Dairy LLC’s request to modify its water protection permit to allow it to expand to 8,000 cows and to increase to 12,000 acres the land used to spread manure. The ...

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MEDFORD, Wis. (AP) — Neighbors of a proposed mega farm in Taylor County are concerned the operation will contaminate and drain water resources in their small community. North Breeze Dairy wants to operate a farm with 4,000 cows south of ...

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