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The head of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is retiring after four years on the job, Gov. Tony Evers announced Friday.
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Water works job fair connects jobseekers and industry employers to bridge labor gap 
Employers in the water industry met with jobseekers at the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources office in Milwaukee on Wednesday to increase exposure for infrastructure jobs and address growing vacancies in the water sector.
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Read More »GRAEF to design options for Potawatomi State Park observation tower revival
State officials have picked GRAEF to design options for a rebuild of a 90-year-old observation tower at Potawatomi State Park in Door County that has been closed to visitors since 2017.
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Read More »Kaul allows DNR to consider high-capacity wells’ effects
Attorney General Josh Kaul has restored the state Department of Natural Resources' power to consider, when granting permits, whether high-capacity wells might drain area water bodies.
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Read More »Senate confirms pair of Evers’ Cabinet secretaries
The Wisconsin Senate voted Wednesday to confirm Gov. Tony Evers' pick to lead the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, 14 months into the job he began last year.
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Read More »Evers’ pick to head Wisconsin DNR wins committee approval
Gov. Tony Evers' pick to head the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has won bipartisan support, setting up a confirmation vote before the full state Senate as soon as next week.
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Read More »Legislative committee to vote on DNR chief confirmation
Republican legislators are poised to vote on whether to recommend the state Senate confirm Democratic Gov. Tony Evers' pick to lead the Department of Natural Resources.
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Read More »DNR Secretary refuses to reinstate permit for sand plant
The state Department of Natural Resources' secretary has decided not to reinstate a permit for a $75 million sand-processing plant in Monroe County.
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Read More »How Evers’ budget tries to ‘bring back science’ to DNR
Fans of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources are hoping for better times under a new governor.
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Read More »Senate Republican grills Wisconsin DNR chief at hearing
The leader of the Wisconsin Senate's sporting heritage committee spent more than three hours interrogating Gov. Tony Evers' pick for Department of Natural Resources secretary during a confirmation hearing on Thursday, peppering him with questions about his management style and how tough he would be on polluters.
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