Citizen Letters Demand EIS for Factory Farm - DNR must do full environmental impact statement.

Investigation of AgBiz Concentration Called For - Coalition of U.S. Senators Want White House Investigation.

WSN Annual Meeting Packs the House - Gathering brings nearly 200 people and 70 groups together, plus photos from the event.

Town Needs Help in Mine Fight - Town of Nashville opens web site to help fight against Crandon mine.

Canadian mine not comparable to Crandon - Canadian official casts doubt on example.

Mine Can't Pass Moratorium Law Test - Al Gedicks says example mine flunks.

New Bill Aims to End Political Influence at the DNR - legislation would restore DNR independence.

DNR Wrong on Interpretation of Mining Moratorium Law - Law's author questions DNR's watering down of law.

Crandon Mine Project Moving Ahead - Rio Algom files info with DNR for Enivornmental Impact Statement and Makes Project Changes.

Moratorium Example Mine Never Tested - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel article explores adequacy of mine site submitted by Rio Algom to DNR.

National Catholic Rural Life Conference board calls for factory farm moratorium - statement expresses concern for water quality, environment, and local communities.

Thompson’s DNR Caters to Cranberry Lobby - fourth in series of DNR Watch Reports details political influence.

State's Largest Newspaper Editorializes Against Crandon Mine - project "not worth the environmental risks or the potential harm to the area's tourism and recreation industry," says Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

Drinking Water and Public Health Threatened by Factory Farms - Wisconsin and 29 other states at risk according to national report.

WSN January Statewide Conference - Gather with other state conservation and environmental activists at the "Recovering Our Past, Protecting Our Future" WSN Jan. 29-30 conference in Stevens Point

Track Record of Primera Revealed - Firm proposing mega egg factory farm in Dunn County has foul environmental record in Illinois.

EPA Wants Public Comments on Water Pollution Reg's for Factory Farms - hearings to be held in Madison on Nov. 30 and Eau Claire on Dec. 2.

Egg Factory Farm proposal needs an EIS, group says - Dunn Co. citizens want environmental impact statement for state's largest factory farm proposal.

Report Hits Thompson's Abuse of Power Over Mining Issues in Wisconsin - third report from DNR Watch exposes politics of mining and mining regulation by the state DNR.

Politics Influences DNR Handling of Shoreland Zoning Project - second in series of DNR Watch Reports.

Number of Hunters and Anglers Falls in 1997 - expenditures continue rising, however.

Air Permit Stinks - Murphy Oil air pollution permit in Superior is smelling up the DNR.

Report Documents Need for Mining Disaster Fund in Wisconsin - state laws inadequate to protect natural resources according to authors.

Washburn County Adopts Strong Shoreland Protection Ordinance - zoning plan adopted unanimously by county board.

Rio Algom Exposed - report examines the mining track record of the Canadian Company that proposes to mine at Crandon.

Can Shoreland Development and the Environment Mix? - topic to be explored at Oct. 7 conference in Rhinelander.

Three New Groups Join WSN Steering Committee - news release from the WSN

Voices From Elliot Lake - Canadian Professor tours Wisconsin with Talk on the Impacts of Rio Algom's Elliot Lake, Ontario Mine.

But Can You Drink the Water? - A photo from Rio Algom's Stanleigh minesite in Canada

Politics Blocks Clean-up of PCB Contaminated Fox River - New Report Charges Governor with Stopping Removal of Contaminants from Fox River Sediments and Environment.  And here's a brief summary of the full report.
 

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