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WI VOICES Amid a New Study, Questions Surround the Ongoing Mining Issue in Glenwood City
[first published on WIvoices.org] A new and comprehensive study on frac sand mining was released Wednsesday featuring input from a local man.Tom Quinn is the Executive Director of the Wisconsin Far...
Posted on 5/17/13 at 11:21 PM
ROVING REPORTER Your Smog Is Our Smog
I didn't fully realize until I arrived in Peru how closely people from outside the U.S. follow our internal politics. Peru has about as lively a political scene as you'll find anywhere, but headlines ...
Posted on 9/5/11 at 5:14 PM
STAFF BLOG OUTDOORS WITH SAM COOK EPA: No ban on lead hunting ammunition
On Friday, the Environmental Protection Agency denied a petition by five environmental groups to ban lead in hunting ammunition. Here's a link to a story on the topic....
Posted on 8/30/10 at 1:45 PM
Studies: Endocrine disruptors, cocaine common in Minnesota waters; former DNR secretary calls for more testing in Wisconsin
Minnesota researchers found 56 chemicals -- including cocaine-- in the state’s waters, according to two studies released Monday that raise questions about potential impacts on wildlife and human health. Former Wisconsin DNR secretary George Meyer said the tests show that Wisconsin, which has not conducted similar studies on this scale, needs to develop a plan to figure out what’s in its water.
By Kate Golden, Center for Investigative Journalism , May 14, 2013
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Ranger-led paddle programs offered
Discover firsthand what makes the Namekagon and St. Croix rivers an extraordinary national park. The St. Croix River Association has teamed up with the National Park Service to offer the 2013 Ranger Guided Paddle Series. The on-river paddling programs are designed to inspire, inform and invigorate.
May 09, 2013
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Professors receive $550,000 federal grant to study wetlands
MENOMONIE -- The effects of development and other environmental changes on small wetlands in the Chippewa Valley will be studied by UW-Stout faculty and their students through a $550,000 federal grant.
April 20, 2013
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Grants offered to local food growers
MADISON–The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) reminds local food producers to apply for grants available to them through the state’s Producers First funding.
February 06, 2013
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Highest honor from Trout Unlimited
Kiap-TU-Wish chapter member and Hudson resident Kent Johnson was recently awarded the Wisconsin Trout Unlimited "Jeffrey Carlson Volunteer Award" at the WITU state council banquet. This is the highest individual award is given by WITU, to honor the most outstanding TU volunteer contributor in the state.
February 05, 2013
Roberts trains for emergency management
What would happen if a large water main broke and drained Roberts’s water tower to dangerously low levels?
Village of Roberts Public Works employees, Village of Roberts representatives and representatives of other local governments and state government agencies met to answer this question during an emergency response tabletop exercise on Wednesday, Dec. 12, in the Roberts Village meeting room.
By Gretta Stark , December 20, 2012
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Blazing Star rescue unites DOT, DNR and TPE
“Liatris Puncata” was the reason a dedicated group of volunteers from the St. Croix Valley Chapter of The Prairie Enthusiasts teamed up with officials from the Wisconsin Departments of Transportation and Natural Resources on a seasonably cool overcast Saturday morning.
By Tom Lindfors , November 09, 2012
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Trout Unlimited, mining company team up for river restoration
While controversy swirls around the mining of silica sand, many of the industry’s opponents have negative views of area mining companies. Conversely, many other people — including members of a local Trout Unlimited chapter — are recognizing positive attributes of one company in particular.
By Regan Carstensen - Red Wing Republican-Eagle , September 30, 2012
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Wasted Places: Recession worsens brownfields backlog in Wisconsin
OAK CREEK -- Sarah Preciado, a lifelong resident of the Carrollville neighborhood, remembers how it was once a bustling place. Her great-grandfather was the first Mexican worker at the glue factory that was across Fifth Avenue. Her grandfather, who planted the pear and peach trees at her house, worked there too.
By Kate Golden, Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism , September 23, 2012
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UPDATE: Outdoor fire ban continues for River Falls area
River Falls Fire Chief Scott Nelson says that even with the recent light rains, conditions remain dry and the fire ban for the area will continue. Nelson has talked with fire chiefs in Hudson and Prescott who concur about this decision.
September 07, 2012
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