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Tests reveal elevated PFAS levels in Madison lakes
-The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources collected samples last year from lakes Mendota, Monona, Upper Mud, Waubesa and Kegonsa.
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Wisconsin DNR board refuses to set early wolf hunt
-Wisconsin DNR officials pushed back against Republican legislators seeking to implement a wolf season immediately, saying a hunt is already scheduled for November.
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Judge gives preliminary OK to $641M Flint water deal
-The settlement includes $600 million from the state of Michigan, although Flint, an area hospital and an engineering firm are also part of the agreement.
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Tribal leaders blast congressman opposed to Biden nomination
-Rep. Pete Stauber, a member of the House subcommittee on Indigenous Peoples, has been asking fellow lawmakers to join him in urging Biden’s transition team to withdraw Rep. Deb Haaland’s nomination.
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Biden taps IU law professor Janet McCabe for No.2 EPA post
-The nomination is subject to Senate confirmation.
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Pandemic interrupts longtime Isle Royale wolf, moose study
-Since 1959, a research team has spent most of the winter observing the interplay between wolves and moose at Isle Royale National Park in Lake Superior. But this year’s mission has been scrapped.
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Tests reveal PFAS contamination in 40 La Crosse-area wells
-The findings come after La Crosse, Wisconsin, tested more than 100 private wells downstream from the La Crosse Regional Airport
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Minnesota lawmakers introduce anti-copper mining legislation
-The effort directly opposes a proposed Twin Metals underground copper-nickel mine near Ely that opponents say could contaminate the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.
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APEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentNewsOhioPolitics, Policy, Environmental Justice
2 nuke plants, 1 bribery scandal, no answers: Towns on edge
-The uncertainty surrounding the future of both Ohio plants — Davis-Besse near Toledo and Perry near Cleveland — has created a new wave of anxiety that is stretching into another year after state lawmakers put off deciding whether to repeal the bailout.
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Flint families welcome water crisis charges, seek healing
-“I literally could have cried,” said Ariana Hawk, sitting in her car after learning Tuesday that former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder and others in his administration were expected to be charged.