Gov. Tony Evers and the Department of Natural Resources announced Tuesday that the state is distributing $10 million to rebuild or abandon contaminated wells throughout Wisconsin, or treat water from such wells.
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Read More »More wells in southwestern Wisconsin are contaminated with fecal matter from people, pigs and cows, according to another round of results released Tuesday as part of a contentious regional pollution study.
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Read More »Preliminary results of a study on an east Wisconsin county's groundwater indicate some wells in the area contain fecal microbes that can make people sick.
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Read More »Health officials in a west-central Wisconsin county are finding increased levels of nitrates in private wells.
Read More »Republican lawmakers finished their drive Tuesday to relax high-capacity well regulations, pushing a bill through the state Assembly and on to Gov. Scott Walker's desk despite Democrats' warnings that wells are draining central Wisconsin's lakes and streams.
Read More »The Wisconsin Legislature is set to give final approval to a bill relaxing regulations on high-capacity wells.
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Read More »A bill relaxing high-capacity well regulations in Wisconsin is scheduled for final legislative approval next week.
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Read More »Wisconsin lawmakers should put future sand mines on hold, delay approval for large farms that could cause pollution and pull permits for high-capacity wells that damage state waters, an overwhelming majority of Conservation Congress spring hearing attendees told the group in its annual survey.
Read More »The state Senate has approved a Republican bill that would relax high-capacity well regulations.
Read More »Republicans in the state Senate moved a bill that would relax Wisconsin's high-capacity well regulations to the brink of passage Tuesday evening before Democrats used a procedural move to delay the final vote until Wednesday morning.
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