Wisconsin Republicans released more tweaks on Wednesday to their bill that would allow developers to fill state wetlands without permits, defusing opposition from at least two powerful conservation groups.

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Wisconsin Republicans moved closer on Tuesday toward relaxing wetland-development regulations, passing a bill out of committee that would allow developers to fill state wetlands without permits and scale back mitigation requirements.

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Wisconsin Republicans have revised a contentious bill that would have allowed developers to build on any state wetland without a permit, releasing new language Monday that would limit the locations and number of acres that could be developed without oversight.

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A proposal that would make it easier for developers to build in places with so-called artificial wetlands received a preliminary approval from a panel of lawmakers on Thursday. If adopted by the full Legislature and signed by the governor, Assembly ...

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Lawmakers on Wednesday heard public testimony on a bill that would let dredgers dispose of fill material in certain types of wetlands without first obtaining a permit. And some of the support, at least, is coming from a surprising source – ...

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A panel of lawmakers is preparing to hear public testimony on a proposal that would expand the types of artificial wetlands that can be filled without a permit.

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Officials in La Crosse officials say they're hopeful they may avoid a costly project to remove lead contamination in the western Wisconsin city's River Marsh.

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Republicans are pushing a new bill that would allow developers to build on state wetlands without a permit.

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President Donald Trump will sign an executive order Tuesday mandating a review of an Obama-era rule aimed at protecting small streams and wetlands from development and pollution.

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A timber company subsidiary looking to build sand processing facilities in western Wisconsin is promising to preserve and restore about 375 acres of wetlands on one of the sites.

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