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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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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Health officials in a west-central Wisconsin county are finding increased levels of nitrates in private wells.

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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.

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The Wisconsin Legislature is set to give final approval to a bill relaxing regulations on high-capacity wells.

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A bill relaxing high-capacity well regulations in Wisconsin is scheduled for final legislative approval next week.

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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.

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The state Senate has approved a Republican bill that would relax high-capacity well regulations.

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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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A key legislative committee has approved a bill that would relax high-capacity well regulations, clearing the way for a full Senate vote.

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