Wisconsin Democratic lawmakers are introducing a bill to reauthorize the state’s land purchase program at $72 million annually over the next six years and create a board to oversee spending on conservation projects.

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Some federal offices in Wisconsin remain open after the Department of Government Efficiency targeted them for termination earlier this year.

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A group of 15 young people in Wisconsin is challenging state laws that they say worsen the climate crisis and violate their constitutional rights following a landmark climate ruling in Montana.

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A Bayfield County man who faced almost 60 charges for keeping horses in “atrocious” conditions will spend 30 days in jail and receive one year of probation.

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An advocate for industrial ratepayers said American Transmission Company’s rates that cover the cost of building and maintaining transmission lines are rising faster than inflation.

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Exploration for metallic mines is fairly rare. But, in Taylor County, mining company Green Light Wisconsin is drilling for copper and gold. Such metals haven’t been mined in Wisconsin for almost 30 years, but that could change. As drilling is ongoing, Wisconsin tribes and environmentalists are worried about potential harm to water, wetlands and cultural sites.

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The head of the policymaking board for the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources said the agency has been facing a “slow, insidious loss of resources” that’s resulted in the loss of hundreds of positions over more than two decades.

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As ATV/UTV crashes are on the rise, the policy-making board for the state Department of Natural Resources on Wednesday discussed loopholes in the law that are affecting safety.

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The Bad River tribe and environmental groups are urging an administrative law judge to overturn key permits for Canadian energy firm Enbridge as it seeks to reroute an oil and gas pipeline around the tribe’s reservation.

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A group of residents want a judge to require a Portage County farm to conduct more protective groundwater monitoring, saying a settlement reached between the farm and state regulators weakened oversight.

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A federal judge has ruled in favor of more than 50 homeowners and the town of Lac du Flambeau in a longstanding dispute with the Lac du Flambeau tribe about access to roads crossing tribal lands.

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Completed in 1940, the three-story, six-wing Sheboygan Asylum hasn't treated patients for more than two decades. Originally the Sheboygan County hospital, the facility cared for people living with mental illness, developmental disabilities and substance abuse disorders. Now, the Fox Valley Ghost Hunters offers tours of its abandoned halls.

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A federal agency has granted approval for two northern Wisconsin energy projects under a fast-tracked permitting process in line with President Donald Trump’s declaration of a national energy emergency earlier this year.

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In a new study, researchers at the University of Minnesota are recommending that wake boats stay in deeper waters when wake surfing to avoid any harm to the lake bottom and water quality.

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Madison resident and wildlife photographer Alan Ginsberg has been chronicling a sandhill crane family that's adopted a goose as one of its own to the delight of neighbors and a growing fan base.

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Wisconsin’s governor, environmental advocates and climate researchers say the Environmental Protection Agency is abandoning science in its proposal to weaken regulation of climate pollution.

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