EPA AGREES TO ADDRESS FACTORY FARM POLLUTION

For Immediate Release EPA Agrees To Address Factory Farm Water Pollution Petition This Summer Second Food & Water Watch lawsuit this year to successfully pressure EPA to scrutinize factory farms under Clean Water Act. Today, Food & Water Watch and ten other...

IS THIS SCARY?

Selling pollution credits so polluters can pollute and buy credits to meet legal requirements while still polluting.

EXCELLENT LETTER TO DNR SECRETARY PAYNE

Dear Secretary Payne, Thank you and congratulations on your recent appointment by the Governor as the incoming DNR Secretary for the State of Wisconsin and thank you very much in advance for your time, thoughtful consideration, and actions on the issues raised in this...

CUMBERLAND PERMIT REJECTED, AGAIN

State of Wisconsin DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES PO Box 7185 101 S. Webster Street Madison WI 53707-7185 Tony Evers, Governor Adam N. Payne, Secretary Telephone 608-266-2621 Toll Free 1-888-936-7463 TTY Access via relay – 711 March 28, 2023 Jeffrey Sauer...

LAWMAKERS TAKE NOTE: CAFOs ARE A DANGEROUS HEALTH HAZARD

A Miami Law Review article lays out the health hazards associated with Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations. For years, professionals have sounded the cry, yet CAFOs continue to create environmental havoc. CAFO’s are a Public Health Crisis_The Creation of...

IMPORTANT BURNETT COUNTY COMPPLAN SURVEY

While the survey is not well designed, it does have a area at the end where you can input your own statement. It is imperative that Burnett County support the autonomy of the townships to write operations ordinances to protect themselves from CAFOs using...

GLACIAL LAKE GRANTSBURG VERSUS PIGS

Zoom link plus The DNR is hosting a first annual public meeting on March 9 to review the proposed 2023 Glacial Lake Grantsburg Water Management Plan. Crex Meadows Wildlife Area staff will provide a recap of management actions taken during 2022 and share goals and...