Wednesday, August 9, 2017

UPDATE. Bad news for Kewaunee County residents: CAFOs want license to pollute



Reported in Lawsuit could limit authority of Wisconsin DNR over large dairy farms.  (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 8/8/2017)
Wisconsin's corrupt AG Brad Schimel opened the door for this lawsuit.  The dairy association, in part, references a law Attorney General Brad Schimel cited last year that has led to less state regulation of groundwater. In a formal opinion, Schimel, responding to a request from Republican legislators, said the DNR lacked the authority to deny well applications even if an irrigation well posed harm to nearby streams and lakes. 


Related posts:
Kewaunee County UPDATE. WI DNR secretary Cathy Stepp stands by her CAFO dairymen.  (9/9/2016)
Scott Walker telegraphs that Wisconsin DNR will likely ignore UW, USDA and other findings. (11/14/2015)
September 2015 UPDATE: On June 6, 2014, employees of Michael, Best & Friedrich donated $28,046.81 to Scott Walker and $500 to Mary Burke.  (9/17/2015)
Kewaunee County's CAFO concentration.  (10/23/2014)


6/13/2017 update, " Dear Kewaunee County, It gets worse", starts here.


Wisconsin Watch, 6/8/2017


Photo credit:  Midwest Geosciences Unit

Photo credit:  UW-Oshkosh


Original 4/22/2017 post, "Hello Kewaunee, Manitowoc, and Sheboygan counties:  Trump wants to cut EPA budget 31%", starts here.

You guys just don't get it, do you?

Setting A Water Pollution Budget For 3 Troubled Wisconsin Counties.  (Wisconsin Public Radio, 4/21/2017)
DNR Plans TMDL (total maximum daily loads For Kewaunee, Manitowoc And Sheboygan.



 And how about that Cathy Stepp?!

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