Receding floodwaters, sunshine and warming temperatures have led to a resurgence of bacterial algae blooms on Madison's lakes.

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More than two dozen Republican state lawmakers are asking federal lawmakers to loosen Wisconsin's strict water pollution standards.

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The Environmental Protection Agency has approved a plan from two Republican Wisconsin state lawmakers that allows companies to pay to delay compliance with strict phosphorous pollution standards.

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A task force established by the Environmental Protection Agency to curtail farmland pollution that flows into the Mississippi River said Wednesday it has reached an agreement to work with 12 universities, including the University of Wisconsin-Madison, on the problem.

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Dane County is in danger of losing authority that for almost 11 years has let it tailor its erosion-control standards to protect resources such as lakes Mendota and Monona and trout streams.

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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court says the state does not have the authority to determine whether state-issued water pollution permits comply with federal law. The court’s 5-2 ruling Wednesday comes in the case of environmentalists who argued ...

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By Ann Knoedler The dangers of phosphorous have long been recognized as bad news for our lakes and rivers. Algae thrives on it, which in turn prevents the healthy, native plants from growing and kills fish and other aquatic life ...

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By Ann Knoedler The dangers of phosphorous have long been recognized as bad news for our lakes and rivers. Algae thrives on it, which in turn prevents the healthy, native plants from growing and kills fish and other aquatic life ...

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By ?STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Farmers in the Upper Mississippi River basin have made significant progress in reducing sediment, fertilizer and pesticide runoff but need to do more to cut pollution to acceptable levels, according to ...

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By Sean Ryan Environmental groups can expect a fight if they follow through with their threat to sue the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to encourage new rules regulating phosphorous levels in water. Seven environmental organizations are trying to get the ...

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