Foxconn Technology Group plans to invest in a $30 million recycling system meant to significantly reduce the amount of water it has to draw from Lake Michigan for its the manufacturing complex it's building in southeast Wisconsin, the company said on Tuesday.

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Wisconsin officials say early tests have found no harmful chemicals after a spill near a frack sand mine sent millions of gallons of sludge into waterways.

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Smoke has cleared from a oil-refinery explosion in Superior that injured 13 in late April, but the fallout from the blast is far from over.

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The state Department of Natural Resources has approved the city of Racine's request to pull 7 million gallons of water daily from Lake Michigan for a Foxconn Technology Group manufacturing plant.

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State documents show emissions from Foxconn Technology Group's planned manufacturing complex would rank among the highest in southeastern Wisconsin for toxins that lead to the type of air pollution known as smog.

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State officials are asking the Trump administration to set aside a recent federal finding and conclude that Wisconsin is in compliance with newer and tougher ozone-emission standards.

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Foxconn Technology Group says it is committed to good environmental practices ahead of a public hearing on Racine officials' request to draw 7 million gallons of water daily from Lake Michigan for a proposed Foxconn plant.

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The state Assembly is preparing to pass a Republican bill that would allow developers to fill state wetlands without a permit.

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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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