Religious Coalition Targets Global Warming - Interfaith coalition hosting August conference to spur action.

Fox River PCB Dredging Project Designed To Fail - Contractor charges project was doomed from the start.

Group Responds To Perrier Bottling Plan - Waterkeepers of Wisconsin disputes Perrier media statements.

League Of Conservation Voters Creates Wisconsin Web Page - Goal is to mobilize voter support for candidates supporting conservation/environmental issues.

Jefferson County Holds Sprawl Event - Tour de Sprawl raises awareness over development and alternatives.

EPA Petition Prods DNR Action On Factory Farms - Water quality threatened by state permitting procedures.

WSN Surveys Legislators On DNR Independence And Public Intervenor Restoration and an Editorial on the hunt for legislative opinions.

Company & DNR Predict Groundwater Contamination From Crandon Mine - Calculations show state groundwater standards will likely be violated.

Groups File Lawsuit Against Septic Law Change - Diverse organizations concerned about sprawl impacts.

Facts And Data On Factory Farms - Great source of info on animal waste, environment, anti-biotic, economics, sustainability and other concerns.

Fox River PCB Dredging To Begin Again - EPA issues consent order for clean-up of hotspot from failed demonstration project.

Factory Farm Foe Wins Election - Opposition to factory farms drove county board candidacy in Pierce County.

Waterkeepers Of Wisconsin (WOW) Forms - Citizens to oppose large scale water extraction plans for bottling plants.

Wisconsin Stewardship Network Annual Meeting Report - The belated highlights from the Y2K gathering.

Nine Wisconsin Counties Receive Failing Grades For Air Pollution.

Sheboygan River Clean-up Plan Approved - EPA action aims to clean harbor and river of toxics.

Reducing Mercury Contamination In Lake Superior - Clean energy seminar on June 2 will focus on lowering mercury pollution.

Special Favor To Mining Industry Could Cost Taxpayers $1 Billion - Rider attached to federal agricultural appropriations bill.

Toxic Emissions From Mining, Power Plants Top EPA List - Data gathered for the first time reveals billions of pounds of annual toxic emissions and a photo gallery of toxic mining pollution from the Mineral Policy Center.

Cities As Wilderness Savior? - Green acres ain't necessarily the place to be.

750 Rally At Wisconsin State Capitol For "People Power" - Seek Stop to Corporate Mine, Water and Power Projects and a photo gallery from the rally (gallery will open in new window).

Mining Industry Is Nation's Dirtiest - EPA data will reveal extent of mining's toxic pollution.

2850 Cow Factory Farm Rejected - Citizen opposition, despite state assistance, pushes back proposal.

DNR Independence Pushed - WSN calls upon Natural Resources Board to heed Conservation Congress voters on DNR Independence and Public Intervenor restoration.

Crandon Example Mine Sickens Actors - Movie filmed at Sacaton site raises more health concerns.

Cyanide Ban Introduced In Wisconsin State Assembly - Bill would bar use of cyanide in Wisconsin mining operations.

Perrier Pushes Forward - Company seeks quick action on water bottling plant.

Dove Hunting Debate Ignores Common Interests - Writer argues for united action on key resource issues.

Conservation Congress Votes For Independent DNR - Overwhelming vote also supports return of Public Intervenor Office.

EPA Asked To Veto DNR Factory Farm Permits - Citizen groups file petition requesting fed's to act.

Law Journal Critical Of DNR Water Management - Prestigous journal points to politics influencing agency decision making.

More Wisconsin Lakes Contaminated By Mercury - 11 more lakes added to fish consumption advisory list bringing total to 341.

US Fish & Wildlife Service Joins Criticism Of PCB Dredging Project- Agency's official comments to EPA call for quick action to fix DNR's release of PCB's from dredging.

DNR Sued For Factory Farm Permit - Family farmer, neighbors, sportfishers, and environmentalists charge violations of state and federal water laws.

Secret Activities By State Officials Sought To Help Perrier Locate In WI - Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel investigation uncovers backroom dealings.

Jackson County Passes Mining Zoning Code - Ordinance responds to leasing activities in westcentral WI county.

Waterfront Pier Development Rejected - State looking closer at development issues in Door County.

Scientists And Engineers Want Better Fox Clean-up - Group calls for action at DNR toxic dredge site and read the Text of the Letter yourself.

WSN & Metallic Mining In Wisconsin - The scoop from A to Z on what's happened and what's ahead with mining activities.

Town Objects To Fast Track For Perrier Water Plant - Moratorium passed by New Haven seeks closer environmental scrutiny of plan.

Crandon Mine Project Threatens Local Water Tables - Hundreds if not thousands of gallons/minute would need disposal at proposed mine.

EPA Emergency Action On Fox Sought - Request for PCB clean-up from pollutants released during state dredging of toxic hotspot.

Action Needed At Hearings On Run-off And Nonpoint Pollution - March hearings on new rules to protect state streams and lakes held across Wisconsin.

Court Reverses Waterfront Development In Green County - DNR appeal buoys citizen efforts to protect waterfront and fish habitat.

DNR Violating State Water Laws - Groups call for revocation of Shawano factory farm permit and a new fact sheet on Wisconsin law and factory farms.

Groups Demand Cyanide Ban For Crandon Mine Proposal - Massive mining environmental disaster in Europe spurs concern.  And Background Paper on Cyanide Mining - Alert for Wisconsin.

Jefferson County Establishes Land Trust - Program features purchase of development rights to protect farmland from development and to conserve green spaces.

DNR Watch Report #7 Looks At Employee Attitudes - Agency employees discuss impact of politics and other influences on their work and a news release and citizens' statement on the report.

Get Politics Out Of DNR - Feb. 23 Rally of Redshirts in Madison to call for support of DNR independence bill.

Action Needed To Save Mecan River - Perrier bottling plant still under consideration on private land.

Factory Farm Moratorium Resolution Passes In Martell - Pierce County town approves plan.

Judge Dismisses Nashville's Motion On Crandon Mine Agreement -Town will appeal decision and ECCOLA responds to ruling.

Perrier Abandons Well Drilling Plan at Mecan River - But company says it will look elsewhere and on private land near the Mecan River.

Development Pressuring State Lakes - Ashland county moves to address the problem.

DNR Employees See Environmental Problems - Agency wide survey raises concerns over state regulation of natural resources.

Coaltion Wants Cranberry Reforms - Groups seeking stronger environmental protections for wetlands and clean water.

WSN Annual Meeting Schedule of Activities - Register now online for the Jan. 28-29 event in Stevens Point and look over the exciting conference agenda.

Spilling Swill - New Report documents factory farm water pollution in Upper Midwest.

Budgetary Muck - State budget provision tramples DNR authority for development.
 
 

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