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USDA, dairy industry renew greenhouse gas deal

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says the federal government is renewing a pact with the dairy industry aimed at decreasing greenhouse gas emissions.

DNR urges spring cleaners to recycle e-waste

Wisconsin environmental officials are urging people to recycle used electronics rather than toss them in the trash as they complete their spring cleaning.

State promotes bike to work week

Wisconsin transportation officials are encouraging commuters to pair up and bike to work during this week.

Energy measures save Green Bay schools $10 million

The Green Bay School District says it has saved millions of dollars over the past decade by conserving energy in its buildings.

Milwaukee area sewers spilled 595M gallons of wastewater

Officials say last week's heavy rains caused sewers in the Milwaukee area to spill an estimated 595 million gallons of untreated wastewater to local waterways.

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Broadwind Energy has $35 million tower order

Broadwind Energy says the work to fill a $35 million order for wind turbine towers will be done at its Manitowoc facility.

Tribe begins fundraising to fight mining

The Bad River Band of Lake Superior's leader says the tribe plans to immediately begin raising money for a possible lawsuit challenging Republicans' polarizing mining changes.

Gov. Walker signs mining bill

Gov. Scott Walker signed Republicans' polarizing mining bill into law Monday, completing a months-long, all-out campaign to jump-start a giant iron mine in far

St. Elizabeth Hospital adds vehicle charging station

A Fox Valley hospital is charged up. St. Elizabeth Hospital now offers a free electric vehicle charging station.

Aging explosives dumped back into Lake Superior

Some 22 barrels of military ammunition that were dumped into Lake Superior decades ago have been re-submerged while a local tribe and clean-up workers seek a

Bad River, other tribes speak out against mining bill

The chairman of the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa promises an "all-out effort" to fight a planned iron ore mine just north of its reservation.

Cheese plant fined for water pollution

The owner of an Oconto County cheese plant has been fined $40,000 for allowing wastewater to flow into a waterway.

Owner of proposed Wisconsin mine has problems in Illinois

An investor who's trying to develop an iron ore mine in northern Wisconsin also owns a coal mine in Illinois that's accused of doing too little to resolve

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