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Kohler Co. and an environmental group are at odds over the Wisconsin-based manufacturing company's plan to build a golf course on the shore of Lake Michigan.
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Read More »Senate panel to tackle wetlands proposals
A panel of Wisconsin Senate lawmakers plan on Wednesday to hear public testimony on a bill calling for changes to the state’s wetland-mitigation rules.
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Read More »Committees set hearing on GOP bill to end wetland permits
Two legislative committees have scheduled a joint hearing on a Republican bill that would allow developers to build on state wetlands without a permit.
Read More »Environmental groups come out in support of exception to wetland-permitting rules
Lawmakers on Wednesday heard public testimony on a bill that would let dredgers dispose of fill material in certain types of wetlands without first obtaining a permit. And some of the support, at least, is coming from a surprising source – ...
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Read More »Hearing set on proposal to expand wetland permit exceptions
A panel of lawmakers is preparing to hear public testimony on a proposal that would expand the types of artificial wetlands that can be filled without a permit. Under current law, discharging fill or dredged material into a wetland requires ...
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Read More »Walker signs bill providing immunity for ‘fish sticks’ projects
A law Gov. Scott Walker signed this week provides immunity from civil liability for damage caused by structures used to protect and cultivate fish and wildlife in waterways and wetlands.
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Read More »Citizens group heads to court over railroad’s wetland permit
A group of citizens has gone to court in La Crosse County to try to block BNSF Railroad's plans to build tracks through the La Crosse River marsh.
Read More »Mining cos. ordered to pay $80K in fines
Two Minnesota mining companies will pay $80,000 in forfeitures and fees for discharging sediment into a wetland complex, creek and the St. Croix River.
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Read More »New limits on the public trust doctrine
After years of expanding the public trust doctrine, the Wisconsin Supreme Court and the Legislature are reversing course.
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Read More »Judge approves settlement in wetlands violations case
The Wisconsin Department of Justice on Friday settled its lawsuit against Green Bay concrete and aggregate contractor Triple P Inc., Green Bay, and James O. Peters Sr.
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Read More »Settlement reached in wetlands violation
An Illinois resident who illegally filled wetlands during three separate years in Oneida County has agreed to pay $30,000 plus the cost of environmental restoration, the Wisconsin Department of Justice announced Monday.
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Read More »AG: Golf course to pay 12K for wetland, waterway violations
The Platteville Golf and Country Club will pay $12,000 for the grading and filling of a streambed and wetlands without obtaining a permit from the state Department of Natural Resources, according to a news release from Attorney General’s J.B. Van Hollen office.
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Read More »AG orders railroad to pay 49K for storm water, wetland violations
Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen on Friday announced Progressive Rail Inc., and its Wisconsin Northern Railroad division, must pay $49,000 in forfeitures, assessments, costs and fees for violating Wisconsin's storm water and wetland protection laws, according to a news release from the Attorney General's office.
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Read More »Property owner to pay 12K for waterway, wetland violations
Suamico property owner David Blohoweak has been ordered to pay $12,000 in forfeitures, assessments, costs and fees for illegally filling wetlands and building an artificial pond on the bank of a navigable stream without any permits from the Department of Natural Resources, according to a news release from the Wisconsin attorney general's office.
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Read More »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 ...
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Read More »2010AP2123 Lauderdale Lakes Lake Management District v. Walworth County, et al.
Property Variances; wetlands The Walworth County Board of Adjustment (the Board) denied the variance request of Lauderdale Lakes Lake Management District (the District). On petition for a writ of certiorari, the circuit court upheld the Board’s denial. The District contends ...
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