A scenic stretch of the St. Croix River was one of 581 waterways Minnesota has added to its list of waters that don’t meet state pollution standards, according to a report released Wednesday.
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Read More »A scenic stretch of the St. Croix River was one of 581 waterways Minnesota has added to its list of waters that don’t meet state pollution standards, according to a report released Wednesday.
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Read More »State environmental officials are considering changes to phosphorus regulations on three south-central Wisconsin lakes, a change that could cost wastewater treatment plants across the upper Wisconsin River basin millions of dollars in the coming decades.
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Read More »Nearly half of the land around Madison's five big lakes — 28 miles of shoreline, according to the Clean Lakes Alliance — is publicly owned.
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Read More »At first glance, it looks as if progress has slowed on keeping phosphorus pollution out of Madison's lakes.
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Read More »A U.S.-Canadian agency is considering additional ways to measure the safety of Great Lakes water for drinking and activities such as swimming and fishing.
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Read More »A coalition of farmers, conservation groups and others in Dunn County is working to improve the water quality in a watershed encompassing 1,900 square miles in Wisconsin.
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Read More »Dane County is accepting applications from local governments for a program that aims to provide money for projects that would help clean up urban runoff pollution.
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Read More »In a water cleanup effort more complex than any other in the nation, virtually every community in the 360-square-mile watershed around Madison has agreed to pool resources with farmers to eliminate nutrient-driven weed and algae growths that limit use of lakes and streams.
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Read More »The surface of the state's deepest natural lake was flat as Capt. Marty Valasek slowly piloted the 60-foot Escapade dinner boat 150 yards off Green Lake's shoreline.
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Read More »Gov. Scott Walker's administration has determined that complying with Wisconsin's phosphorus limits would cause substantial social and economic impacts.
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