ENVIRONMENT
Amid a New Study, Questions Surround the Ongoing Mining Issue in Glenwood City
[first published on WIvoices.org] A new and comprehensive study on frac sand mining was released Wednsesday featuring input from a local man.Tom Quinn is the Executive Director of the Wisconsin Far...
Posted on 5/17/13 at 11:21 PM
Lottery Scratch-offs Part 2: Stating the Obvious
Part 1 was aboutthe interesting psychology that gambling brings out in people. We also looked at those$30 scratch-offs and the mixed feelings that come with buying those things. But while people have...
Posted on 9/12/12 at 10:52 AM
Legislative notebook: Dayton rejects GOP school payment plan
By Danielle Nordine and Don Davis Gov. Mark Dayton vetoed a Republican plan to take money out of the state reserve fund to repay money owed Minnesota school districts. The Democratic governor on Thu...
Posted on 4/5/12 at 11:57 PM
EPA: No ban on lead hunting ammunition
On Friday, the Environmental Protection Agency denied a petition by five environmental groups to ban lead in hunting ammunition. Here's a link to a story on the topic....
Posted on 8/30/10 at 1:45 PM
Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces Recovery Act Projects for Forest Road Maintenance and Associated Watershed and Ecosystem Restoration
WASHINGTON, June 2, 2009 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today projects funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) for roads maintenance and decommissioning and associat...
Posted on 6/8/09 at 4:23 AM
DNR wardens look for persons involved in illegal dumping in the Indianhead
-- Wardens with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources are asking the public to help them catch the parties dumping hazardous waste products in the northwestern part of the station.
September 18, 2012
Letter: Sand mining has potential to cause damage to priceless asset, he says
TO THE EDITOR: In the Aug. 22 issue of the Herald, the Regional Manager of Wisconsin Industrial Sand Company refuted earlier allegations regarding frac sand mining in our area.By Dennis Donath, Pierce County Commissioner, Wisconsin Mississippi River Parkway Commission, Prescott , September 12, 2012
UPDATE: Outdoor fire ban continues for River Falls area
September 07, 2012
U.S. and Canada will renew their commitments to protect the Great Lakes
-- The U.S. and Canada will renew their commitments today to protect the Great Lakes. An international agreement that was first signed 40 years ago has been updated for the first time since 1987.
September 07, 2012
Hay Creek Town Board approves mining moratorium
-- In case the Goodhue County Board decides to end its silica sand mining moratorium before its September 2013 expiration date, Hay Creek Township will be safe from any mines moving into its boundaries.
By Reagan Carstensen - Red Wing Republican-Eagle , August 30, 2012
Letter: Article about frac-sand mining full of false allegations, he says
TO THE EDITOR: The Herald’s Aug. 15 story, “Area frac-sand mining is hot topic of concern,” was full of false allegations.By Rich Budinger, Regional Operations Manager, Wisconsin Industrial Sand Company, Menomonie , August 29, 2012
Judge being asked to block new regional powerline project
Regional News-- A judge in Madison is being asked to stop a new electric transmission line from going up between La Crosse and Rochester, Minnesota.
August 21, 2012
Goodhue County board extends mining moratorium
-- While many of the concerned citizens at the Goodhue County Board meeting Thursday afternoon were familiar faces speaking in opposition to sand mining, a few who turned out to share their thoughts had not been heard by the board in the past.
By Reagan Carstensen , August 18, 2012
Red Cliff tribe recovers old Army barrels dumped into Lake Superior
Western Wisconsin News-- The Red Cliff Indian tribe near Bayfield has completed its effort to recover 55-gallon barrels that the Army dumped into Lake Superior 50 years ago.
August 16, 2012
Trout Unlimited leads Trimbelle restoration
August 16, 2012
Letter: Business added that’s not merely competitor, but destroyer of others, not a positive, she says
TO THE EDITOR: We attended the meeting in Ellsworth last week to hear the details of the sand mine proposal for this area.By Kathleen M. Breen, Oak Grove Township, Prescott , August 16, 2012
Prairie Island shut downs Unit 1 Tuesday after generators were declared inoperable
-- Prairie Island nuclear plant shut down Unit 1 after operators declared its two backup diesel generators inoperable Tuesday.
By Anne Jacobson , August 15, 2012
Citizens won’t take wind case to Supreme Court
Minnesota News-- A case that was initially brought to the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission, was later reconsidered by the PUC and was eventually heard by the Minnesota Court of Appeals, has reached the end of its road.
By Regan Carstensen - Red Wing Republican-Eagle , August 05, 2012
Sand plant projects okayed at Pierce County level
Projects in the Towns of Diamond Bluff and Trenton proposed by Fairmount Minerals—Wisconsin Industrial Sand Company have cleared the county level and apparently will proceed.August 03, 2012
Crow found in Pierce County tests positive for West Nile virus
A dead crow found in Pierce County has tested positive for West Nile virus, the Pierce County Health Department reported.August 01, 2012
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