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  • GLLF Granted Amicus Status in Lake Koshkonong Case
    May 14, 2012 :

    Great Lakes Legal Foundation staff are currently working on a friend of the court brief in support of the petitioners in the Rock-Koshkonong Lake Dist. et al. v. DNR (2008AP1523) case on behalf of Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce and the Midwest Food Processors Association.
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  • “If I Wanted America to Fail” Video Highlights Energy & Environmental Policy Concerns
    May 14, 2012 :

    A popular internet video modeled after Paul Harvey's classic essay, "If I Were the Devil," asks “What would you do if you wanted America to fail?” The answer, according to the video’s creators, is continue on America’s current energy and environmental policy path.
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  • EPA Administrator Who Compared Enforcement Strategy to Crucifixion Resigns
    May 11, 2012 :

    Al Armendariz, the EPA’s Regional Administrator for Region 6, has resigned amidst Congressional outcry over remarks that Armendariz made at a 2010 town hall comparing his enforcement strategy to the Roman practice of crucifixion.
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  • DNR Enforcement Actions Draw Attention

    May 10, 2012 :

    Recent news articles focusing on the DNR’s enforcement numbers and policies have drawn attention to the agency’s enforcement practices and brought it into the political storm of the recall elections.
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  • Obama to Highlight Climate Change and Environmental Issues in Reelection Campaign
    May 9, 2012 :

    In a recent interview with Rolling Stone Magazine, President Obama highlighted his intention to make climate change and environmental issues a centerpiece of his 2012 reelection campaign.
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  • Sheboygan Officially Designated Nonattainment
    May 8, 2012 :

    The EPA has determined that 45 areas across the country, including Sheboygan County, are not meeting the 2008 8-hour ozone standards based on the most recent certified air quality data. It is possible the number of Wisconsin counties with nonattainment status will increase by the end of the month as the EPA has yet to designate Kenosha County.
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  • Lawsuits Filed Seeking Deadline on Final Coal Ash Rule
    May 7, 2012 :

    The EPA continues to drag its feet in issuing the final coal ash residuals rules, but some groups have filed lawsuits to speed the process. The EPA has said it would finalize the rule in 2012, and the lawsuits seek to hold EPA to that promise with a court-ordered deadline.
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  • EPA Releases Mapping Tool to the Public
    May 4, 2012 :

    The EPA has released to the public a web-based mapping tool developed for Federal agencies to facilitate more efficient and effective environmental reviews and project planning. The tool, NEPAssist, draws information from publicly available federal, state, and local datasets, allowing NEPA practitioners, stakeholders and the public to view information about environmental conditions within the area of a proposed project quickly and easily at early stages of project development.
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  • Interior Unveils Fracking Rules

    May 4, 2012 :

    The Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Land Management has released its long-awaited proposed rule to require companies to publicly disclose the chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing operations on public and Indian lands.
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  • What the Frack?
    May 1, 2012 :

    The Foundation has been posting a lot of articles recently about the EPA’s regulation of hydraulic fracturing (fracking) and frac sand mining in Wisconsin. It has come to our attention that reads could use a bit more background on what fracking actually is and why Wisconsinites are interested in the topic.
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