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There are still some statutory things that need to be done before the emergency rule can go into effect. It will likely go into effect at the end of next week.
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The Oneida County Health Department hosted a meeting Wednesday night at James Williams Middle School in Rhinelander. Representatives from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services and Department of Natural Resources gave updates to the PFAS situation in Stella and answered questions from the audience.
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In the winter, in an attempt to reduce slips and falls on the ice, it’s not uncommon to walk across a sidewalk with a crunchy layer of salt.
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Wednesday its enforcement rules for PFAS or “forever chemicals”.The EPA’s standard is much stricter than Wisconsin’s current standards.
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A bi-partisan bill signed into law last week by Governor Tony Evers is meant to help communities identify their risk for flooding and put measures in place to mitigate that risk.
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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers vetoed a Republican bill Tuesday that would have created grants to fight pollution from so-called forever chemicals.
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Later this month, Indigenous leaders will speak before a United Nations panel about their ongoing concerns with a controversial oil pipeline in the Great Lakes region
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The spring hearings are a chance for people to provide feedback on fish, wildlife, and other natural resources-related topics.
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Gray wolves hadn’t been seen in south Michigan since the 1900s. This winter, a local hunter shot oneWildlife officials say an animal a Michigan hunter thought was a big coyote when he shot it in January has been determined to be a gray wolf. That's the first time the species has been found in southern Michigan in more than a century.
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The Wisconsin DNR discovered a trout parasite in wild trout in southwestern Langlade County.It can lead to what’s called “whirling disease” in select species of fish.
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The Biden administration is moving forward with plans it says will strengthen the Endangered Species Act, after it saw a major overhaul under former President Donald Trump
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Fisheries may look different in the future, but it’s not all bad news.