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March 1-16, 2004

Billboard Bills are Dead - AB496 and AB748 didn't make it to Senate Agenda

Clean Water Coalition Supports Passage Of Groundwater Bill - Coalition also proposes action on various amendments.

And read what the League of Conservation Voters thinks of the bill. [27kb pdf file. If you can't read this article, we will send you a text version if you contact us.]
Wisconsin Wildlife Federation throws their support behind groundwater bill.
Clean Wisconsin calls groudwater bill "a good first step." - [7kb pdf file. If you can't read this article, we will send you a text version if you contact us.]
Protect State Groundwater - Legislators must make time to pass bill, says Wisconsin State Journal.

DNR Hosting Seven Deer Herd Management Meetings In South Central Wisconsin - March meetings are in advance of pending changes to CWD control efforts.

Call It What It Isn't - Livestock siting bill has phony name, says columnist Curt Anderson.

Public Land May Be Hurdle For Powerline - PSC chief says company will have to negotiate with local governments.

Assembly Passes Livestock Factory Siting Bill - Meanwhile the DNR is investigating manure spills at 2 livestock factories. [13kb pdf file. If you can't read this article, we will send you a text version if you contact us.]
- And read how one family can't drink their own well water because of a manure spill.

Clean Water Coalition Details Groundwater Concerns - Letter sent to committee charged with drafting the Groundwater Protection Act. And read what the Wisconsin Wildlife Federation has to say about the groundwater proposal.

Photos And An Audio Report From The SOUL Transmission Line Rally Near Duluth - Opponents move to stop construction in the Town of Midway.

February 2004

SOUL Files Legal Action To Block Transmission Line Construction - Group moves to halt Midway leg of 345,000 volt line.

Area Leaders Question DNR's Plan To Combat Chronic Wasting Disease - Skepticism found in SE Wisconsin.

Vilas County Voters Reject ATV Trail Expansion - Concern over land degradation and safety issues key to vote.

Fishing Coalition Calls For Reduction In Mercury Pollution - Groups from six states send letter to EPA.

County Board Hears Opposition To Livestock Siting Bill - Loss of local control feared.

Transmission Line Questioned At Midway Town Hall - Minnesota leg of 345,000 volt line raises interesting issues. [27kb pdf file. If you can't read this article, we will send you a text version if you contact us.]

Chronic Wasting Disease Focus Of Open House In Kenosha And Walworth Counties - Feb. 19 DNR sponsored gathering will offer info and forum for feedback.

Milwaukee's Shepherd Express Reports From WSN Annual Conference - Editor Doug Hissom views the event.

WSN Sets Priority Issues For 2004 - Annual gathering selects six key issues for action.

Groups Ask DNR For Emergency Rules To Protect Lakes And Streams - Weakening of environmental protections from Jobs Act feared.

Forest County Potawatomi Express Thanks For Crandon Award - Chairman Gus Frank thanks the WSN at annual meeting. [17kb pdf file. If you can't read this article, we will send you a text version if you contact us.] And look at these pictures from the ceremony.

As Mad Deer Roam Freely, Scientists Worry - CWD and Mad Cow disease similarities are bothersome.

Sculpture Finished For Award To Tribes At Feb. 6 Opening Of WSN Annual Conference - Take a look at what will be presented by Gov. Doyle to the Forest County Potawatomi and Mole Lake Chippewa honoring their purchase of the Crandon mine site.

State Lawmakers Call For Tougher Mercury Standards - Wisconsin lawmakers join with Illinois, Minnesota, Michigan and Ohio counterparts in push for regional cooperation for controlling toxic poison in fish and waters. [16kb pdf file. If you can't read this article, we will send you a text version if you contact us.]

Ban On Baiting And Feeding Of Deer Extended By DNR - CWD emergency rule to remain in effect until April 7 for 24 counties.

January 2004

SOUL Buys Land In Transmission Line Corridor - Minnesota land buy complicates two state 345,000 volt transmission line plan. [27kb pdf file. If you can't read this article, we will send you a text version if you contact us.]

Overhaul Of Mining Laws Proposed - Rep. Black wants Wisconsin prepared for the next Crandon. [18kb pdf file. If you can't read this article, we will send you a text version if you contact us.]

Stevens Point Attorney New Chair Of Natural Resources Board - Gerald O'Brien to assume crucial leadership role on DNR policymaking.

Final Sessions Added To Feb. 6-7 WSN 2004 Annual Conference - Three more workshops make an even dozen and offer a variety of opportunities to meet allies and exchange information.

Legislators' Voting Records Need Improvement - Many legislators voting patterns ignoring clean air, clean water, sporting and open space concerns, according to League of Conservation Voters. [9kb pdf file. If you can't read this article, we will send you a text version if you contact us.]

Johnsrud, Senator Kedzie Working On Groundwater Legislation - Legislators praised for open process. [9kb pdf file. If you can't read this article, we will send you a text version if you contact us.]

Feingold Calls For Great Lakes Restoration And Protection - New bill aims to improve water quality of world's largest fresh water source.

WSN 2004 Conference At A Glance - Small attractive pdf poster for sharing, posting or emailing. And check out the latest update to the Saturday conference sessions schedule.

WI Company Developing One Minute Test For CWD - Test could replace current waiting time of 5-10 days.

SOUL, Clean Wisconsin Appeal PSC Transmission Line Approval - Lawyers will examine several questionable parts of agency decision.

Three More Session Descriptions Added To The WSN Annual Conference - Saturday's agenda filling in.

Third Diseased Deer Found In Rock County - CWD infected yearling shot near Clinton.

Gov Doyle To Make Award To Tribes At WSN 2004 Annual Conference - Award will honor Forest County Potawatomi and Mole Lake Chippewa for protecting the Wolf River Watershed with their purchase of the Crandon mine site.

Conservation Groups Denounce Jobs Bill - Secretly drafted bill is massive rewrite of state environmental laws.
- Jobs Act Threatens Environmental Standards says Wisconsin Wildlife Federation. [These are pdf files. If you don't have Adobe's latest pdf file reader, click here for a free copy. We will also send you a text version if you contact us.]
- Bill threatens state waters says Wisconsin League of Conservation Voters.
- Abandon bill and pursue good regulatory reform says WI River Alliance.
- Bill pushes backsliding of legal protections says Sierra Club.
- Bill worse than previously drafted version says 1000 Friends of WI.
- Send a personal note to your legislators about this bill.

Bottler Tapes Into Problems In Michigan - Jilted in Wisconsin, Perrier successor is caught in court fight.

Kenosha County Deer Tests Positive For CWD - Discovery is furthest east in state. And new CWD cases found on Portage County hunting preserve.

WSN Annual Conference Sessions Announced - Saturday's part of Feb. 6-7 conference sparks citizen networking and information gathering.

Night Sky Filling Up With Light Pollution - Nick Vander Puy files this audio report from Eau Claire. [This is a mp3 audio file - make sure your speakers are on.]

Smoking Officer Leaves Utility Commission High & Dry - Officer nominated by SOUL for Cop of the Year.

Globetrotting Angler Leads Adventurous Life - "Fishing Passion," by Jim Chapralis, is an extremely entertaining account of one man's personal angling life, according to reviewer Jim Lee.