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Nov 28, 2011

Court orders contractors to pay $50K in asbestos case

A circuit court ordered a pair of Oshkosh contractors to pay $50,000 for violating state asbestos-handling laws during renovations in Fond du Lac, according to a news release from the Wisconsin Attorney General’s Office.

Aug 2, 2011

DNR’s dairy farm plan approval may be headed to court

A Coloma man and a Madison nonprofit want further review of a $35 million farm project proposed for Adams County. In a petition for judicial review filed in Dane County Circuit Court, Bob Clarke, a seasonal resident, and Family Farm Defenders Inc., allege the state Department of Natural Resources erred in its automatic approval of […]

Jul 29, 2011

Civil lawsuit filed to stop Wisconsin mega farm

TOWN OF RICHFIELD, Wis. (AP) — Opponents of a proposed mega farm in Adams County have filed a civil lawsuit to try to stop the development. A group called Family Farm Defenders and a homeowner filed suit in Dane County against the Department of Natural Resources. They want an administrative review of the DNR’s decision […]

Jul 11, 2011

Driller ordered to pay fines for well work

The state’s Attorney General office on Monday obtained a stipulated judgment resolving a Dane County civil action filed against Steven M. Beck and Absolute Well & Pump Service LLC, Eagle. The civil complaint filed against the defendants in December alleged that Beck and his company violated state law by failing to submit 276 required well […]

Jul 7, 2011

Golf course will pay $50,000 to settle DNR complaint

A golf course in Big Bend will pay the state $50,000 to settle a claim with the state Department of Natural Resources, which alleged the course violated environmental rules while creating artificial ponds, dredging and grading at the course. The DNR and Edgewood Golf Course Inc. — which consists of two courses, The Oaks and […]

Jul 7, 2011

Golf course settles with state DNR

A golf course in Big Bend will pay the state $50,000 to settle a claim with the state Department of Natural Resources, which alleged the course violated environmental rules while creating artificial ponds, dredging and grading at the course. The DNR and Edgewood Golf Course Inc. — which consists of two courses, “The Oaks” and […]

Jul 6, 2011

Supreme Court: DNR should consider well impact

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The state Supreme Court says the Department of Natural Resources must consider high-capacity wells’ impact on navigable waters if the agency has concrete evidence the wells could do harm. The ruling involves a 2005 DNR permit for a well in East Troy. Conservancy groups argue the DNR didn’t consider the impact […]

Jun 10, 2011

Police arrest woman in bomb threat case

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Police have arrested a young woman they believe threatened to blow up two state government buildings in Madison. Crews cleaning the Department of Natural Resources headquarters and the Department of Public Instruction building next door discovered written bomb threats on Tuesday evening. Police evacuated both buildings but a search turned up […]

May 25, 2011

AG’s office settles well drilling suit

The state’s Attorney General’s office announced a settlement Wednesday against a drilling company for a failure to get permits on jobs dating back to 2007. Michael Hartman and his company, Michael Hartman Well Drilling & Pump Inc., North Lake, settled the lawsuit in Dane County Circuit Court. The civil complaint was filed by the Department […]

May 9, 2011

Contractor, land owner settle with state for depositing fill in wetlands

A property owner and a contractor have agreed to pay the state $12,500 to resolve a civil environmental lawsuit. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources had asked the Wisconsin Department of Justice to prosecute Stan Johnson and contractor Mark Schultz for violating state wetland protection laws on Johnson’s rural Fond du Lac County property, a […]

Apr 21, 2011

Developer ordered to pay nearly $50,000 for pollution violations

A developer has been ordered to pay $49,447 in fines for pollution violations during construction of a residential development in Genesee, according to a news release from the state attorney general’s office. According to a civil complaint filed against Country West Development  LLC, Wauwatosa, the developer in August 2009 failed to stop pollutants  from flowing […]

Apr 20, 2011

DOJ fines Radtke Contractors for work on Wolf River condo project (UPDATE)

By Jack Zemlicka Winneconne-based Radtke Contractors Inc. will pay $15,000 in penalties for placing unpermitted structures in the Wolf River during a condominium construction project in Fremont. The company agreed to pay the fines rather than challenge the penalties but denied any wrongdoing, said Charles Sweeney, Radtke’s attorney. “There was no admission of liability from […]

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