Environmental and conservation groups say they’re optimistic about changes to the board that oversees natural resources policy in Wisconsin after two members recently resigned, including its controversial former chair. Bill Bruins and former chair Fred Prehn resigned from the Wisconsin Natural Resources Board at the end of last month, endingContinue Reading
Armed with new data on potential health impacts, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is again attempting to regulate toxic “forever chemicals” in the state’s largest source of drinking water. The DNR is proposing to set groundwater standards for four fluorinated compounds collectively known as PFAS that the Environmental ProtectionContinue Reading
State environmental regulators are investigating a fish kill in northwestern Wisconsin. The Department of Natural Resources said staff have observed dead fish in Isabelle Creek flowing south along County Road C in Ellsworth, a Pierce County village of about 3,300 people 35 miles southeast of the Twin Cities. The DNRContinue Reading
Chris Hubbuch | Wisconsin State Journal The state of Wisconsin is looking for a contractor to dispose of some 25,000 gallons of firefighting foam containing toxic forever chemicals. The Department of Natural Resources and Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection announced a request for bids Monday for collection andContinue Reading
The state of Wisconsin is looking for a contractor to dispose of some 25,000 gallons of firefighting foam containing toxic forever chemicals. The Department of Natural Resources and Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection announced a request for bids Monday for collection and disposal of foam containing the syntheticContinue Reading
