Steven Verburg
The Capital Times
Madison, WI, United States
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Big dairy operations urge GOP to block fees for Tony Evers' clean drinking water plan
Farm lobby group says permit fees should be increased while milk prices are low. → Read More
Wisconsin case shows how sewage plants spread unregulated toxins across landscape
Hazardous, indestructible PFAS compounds pass through sewage treatment plants and end up in public waters and farm fields. → Read More
Top court asked to decide far-reaching cases on farming impact on state waters
Wisconsin appellate judges want the Supreme Court to handle lawsuits on agricultural pollution and overuse of groundwater. → Read More
Failure and a call for patience amid rising farm pollution of state waters
Some in the dairy industry worry about 'brown water events' harming their wholesome brand. → Read More
Preventing 'brown water events' in Wisconsin not a done deal
The DNR policy board passes manure rules to protect drinking water, but governor and Legislature haven't supplied funding. → Read More
Stripping wetland protections to have consequences, intended or not
Two leaders of the Republican-controlled state Legislature are trying to repeal the law's provisions that force builders to adapt site plans to reduce or avoid damage to the watery resources → Read More
Judge rejects snowmobiles in Blue Mound State Park
The DNR violated rules, the judge ruled. Plaintiffs say the DNR ignored the public's desire for 'silent sports' to appease snowmobile lobby. → Read More
Wisconsin Republicans launch new rollback of air, water protections
The state would no longer regulate wetlands or air pollutants except when required under federal law. → Read More
Gov. Scott Walker extends chamber of commerce theme with new DNR chief
Former GOP state Rep. Dan Meyer will replace Cathy Stepp. Meyer once was executive director of the Eagle River Chamber of Commerce. → Read More
New urgency for hunters to test deer for CWD, lab says
The UW-Madison veterinary laboratory says hunters should heed a study showing a primate for the first time was infected by eating venison. → Read More
Secretary Cathy Stepp leaving DNR to join Donald Trump's EPA
As Stepp tried to make the agency friendlier, fines for environmental violations dropped in favor of 'informal' enforcement measures. → Read More
Foxconn jobs could begin appearing next year with 3 Wisconsin assembly plants
The electronics giant would build TVs and other devices here using imported LCD panels until its Wisconsin LCD plant opened in about 2020. → Read More
GOP lawmakers introduce bill opening Wisconsin to mining
Bill would repeal 'moratorium' that requires proof of safe mining operations before a company can mine for metals here. → Read More
Wisconsin DNR approves 1 Enbridge oil line
But the company hopes not to build its Sandpiper line, which includes the 14-mile section near Superior that DNR approved. → Read More
Board OKs DNR's shrunken clean-water plan
The rule-making plan was narrowed in response to industry concerns. NRB members called it a good first step — if DNR has enough staff. → Read More
2-mile-long manure spill reaches trout stream in Grant County
Manure from Misty Morning Dairy near Fennimore started spilling after 11 p.m. Wednesday and wasn't noticed until daybreak. → Read More
Water privatization bill probably can't be revived, GOP leader says
Too many of the Republicans who control the Senate had concerns about the bill, which was written for a private water company. → Read More
Senate vote on drinking water privatization bill scrapped
Public referendums on the sale of a water utility would become optional and would take place before the price and other terms were known. → Read More
Despite loss of key support, Senate plans vote Tuesday to ease privatization of water systems
But late Monday, Senate leaders scheduled a vote on a bill to ease the sale of public water systems to private, for-profit corporations. → Read More
Wisconsin Assembly panel passes major rewrite of water protections
Every major conservation group opposed AB600, and even one Republican lawmaker said dredging provisions were too loose. → Read More