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A company looking to dig a huge iron mine near Lake Superior has submitted a storm water permit application to state regulators.
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Read More »Brown Deer fights appeal of road decision 
The village of Brown Deer is seeking confirmation from the Wisconsin Court of Appeals that a reconstruction project on five roads is legal.
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Read More »Uniform erosion standards not uniformly welcomed
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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Read More »Court: Can EPA regulate mud from logging roads?
The timber industry is hoping that the U.S. Supreme Court will maintain business as usual on controlling muddy water running off logging roads into salmon streams.
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Read More »Railroad ordered to pay 49K for storm water, wetland violations
Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen on Friday announced Progressive Rail Inc., and its Wisconsin Northern Railroad division, must pay $49,000 in forfeitures, assessments, costs and fees for violating Wisconsin's storm water and wetland protection laws, according to a news release from the Attorney General's office.
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Read More »RMT completes turbine project
Madison-based RMT Inc. has completed final turbine erection and the electrical system at First Wind's 21-MW KWP II Wind project in Maui, according to a news release.
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Read More »US cities struggle to control sewer overflows
Twice in recent summers, visitors to parts of Michigan's western coast were greeted by mounds of garbage strewn along miles of sandy beach: plastic bottles, eating utensils, food wrappers, even hypodermic syringes.
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Read More »Shorewood overcoming sewer separation anxiety (UPDATE)
By Marie Rohde Sewage and floodwater backed up into nearly half of Shorewood’s homes during a July 22 storm. For many, the same thing happened just eight days earlier. It could cost residents $45 million to make sure it doesn’t ...
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Read More »2 billion gallons of sewage, flood water dumped in storm’s aftermath
MILWAUKEE (AP) — A report to state environmental officials says more than 2 billion gallons of untreated sewage and storm water were dumped into Lake Michigan and Milwaukee area rivers during the recent storms. The Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District’s report ...
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Read More »Homebuilder settles with EPA on runoff from construction sites
Washington (AP) — One of the nation’s largest homebuilders has agreed to pay $1 million and take steps to prevent runoff from its construction sites under a settlement with the Environmental Protection Agency. EPA officials said the agreement will protect ...
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