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Stewardship program likely to expire after Wisconsin Senate fails to take up bills

Conservation groups say Wisconsin will lose out on opportunities to set aside public lands and struggle to find funds to pursue that work as the stateโ€™s land purchase program is likely to expire in June.

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Trump wants to โ€˜saveโ€™ Great Lakes from invasive carp as administration stalls funding for it

President Donald Trump said this week that heโ€™s working to save the Great Lakes from invasive carp, but critics say his administration is holding up money for a billion-dollar project to keep the invasive fish at bay.

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GOP lawmakers want to allow sale of public lands near egg farm amid bird flu outbreaks

A Republican bill would allow the sale of public lands near a commercial egg farm as one of the countryโ€™s largest egg producers in Wisconsin has been forced to cull millions of birds due to avian flu.

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Land deal expands popular Wisconsin state park as Stewardship program remains in limbo

One of the largest remaining parcels of private land within Wisconsinโ€™s most popular state park will be transferred to the state under a land deal funded through Wisconsin's contested land acquisition program.

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Opponents blast CAFOโ€™s plan to expand in Pierce County in contested case hearing

Opponents of a large livestock farmโ€™s plans to expand in Pierce County blasted the stateโ€™s approval during a contested case hearing Tuesday, voicing concerns the expansion would raise risks of groundwater contamination.

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Ashland County approves deal to get paid for policing protests of Enbridgeโ€™s Line 5 reroute

Canadian energy firm Enbridge will reimburse Ashland County for the cost of policing protests that are anticipated with construction of its Line 5 reroute under a deal arranged by the Wisconsin Counties Association.

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Superior wants to take over a private utilityโ€™s assets. One study puts the price around $300M

A new utility-backed study finds it may cost the city of Superior around $300 million to move ahead with a contested takeover of electric, water and gas utilities run by a privately-owned company.

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