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Fans of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources are hoping for better times under a new governor.
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Read More »Senate Republican grills Wisconsin DNR chief at hearing
The leader of the Wisconsin Senate's sporting heritage committee spent more than three hours interrogating Gov. Tony Evers' pick for Department of Natural Resources secretary during a confirmation hearing on Thursday, peppering him with questions about his management style and how tough he would be on polluters.
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Read More »DNR board OKs northern forest easement purchase
The state Department of Natural Resources board has approved spending nearly $5 million to buy an easement for more than 14,000 acres of northern forest.
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Read More »DNR secretary brings water administrator back to agency
The new state Department of Natural Resources Secretary, Preston Cole, is bringing a former water administrator back to the agency.
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Read More »Wisconsin Supreme Court to decide public water disputes
The Wisconsin Supreme Court will take up a series of legal disputes that could have far-reaching ramifications for state regulators' power to protect public waters from pollution and overuse.
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Read More »View from around the state: Preston Cole is right choice to head DNR
Gov.-elect Tony Evers provided vital insight into his approach to governing when he tapped Preston Cole to head the state Department of Natural Resources. A forester by training, and a skilled administrator of environmental and public-works projects, Cole is literally known as "the tree guy."
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Read More »Advocates sue DNR over water records for Foxconn diversion
An environmental-law center is suing the state Department of Natural Resources over the agency's refusal to hand over records related to diverting Lake Michigan water for the plant Foxconn Technology Group is building in southeast Wisconsin.
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Read More »Drop in Wisconsin deer licenses raises funding concerns
A new report by the Wisconsin Policy Forum says the number of deer-hunting licenses sold in Wisconsin has dropped, raising concerns about funding for the state's conservation work.
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Read More »DNR board signs off on stronger deer-farm fencing
The state Department of Natural Resources' board has unanimously approved an emergency rule that requires deer farms to strengthen their fences as part of an attempt to slow the spread of chronic wasting disease.
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Read More »DNR board set to approve enhanced fencing for deer farms
The state Department of Natural Resources' board is poised to vote on an emergency rule that would require deer farms to improve their fences in an effort to slow the spread of chronic wasting disease.
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