| Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker has delayed the implementation of new water rules for two years as part of his two-year budget plan. According to the Green Bay Press Gazette, the new regulation was voted on last year and would obligate communities to decrease their levels of sediment runoff by 40 percent in the next two.. Read more Posted in Lake Chemistry, Water Quality Also tagged Great Lakes, Lake Michigan, phosphorus, water regulation Leave a comment
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Wisconsin governor stalls water regulation reform
EPA announces first GLRI competitive grants
| Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson announced yesterday the first round of Great Lakes Restoration Initiative competitive grants. She joined other officials for press events in Toledo, Ohio, and Green Bay, Wis. to discuss which projects will receive funding from the $475 million restoration program. Wisconsin.. Read more Posted in Water Quality Also tagged EPA, Great Lakes, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, Lake Erie, Ohio, PCBs, restoration Leave a comment
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Zebra mussels spread through Wisconsin lakes
| Invasive zebra mussels have now infested 130 Wisconsin lakes and rivers, announced the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. The WDNR last week added ten new lakes to its list of water bodies riddled with the mussels. Zebra mussels first entered the Great Lakes region through Lake Michigan at the beginning of the 1990s. By 1993,.. Read more |  |