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Wisconsin News

Comments sought on Kimberly-Clark Marinette Green Tier contract

MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is seeking public comment on a proposed Green Tier contract with Kimberly-Clark Marinette Mill. Specifically, this proposal covers activities at the facility on Riverside Avenue in Marinette. Kimberly-Clark has been a Tier 1 ...

Evers, legislators negotiate tax relief; Assembly OKs WisconsinEye bill

Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said Tuesday lawmakers are in negotiations with Gov. Tony Evers on a bill package to provide property tax relief before the end of the legislative session. Vos made the comments ahead of an Assembly floor session during which lawmakers passed a bill to provide ...

Ice cover data offers insight into whitefish declines, climate change

Michigan researchers have gone back in time to get a picture of ice cover on the Great Lakes since the late 19th century. Using historical temperature records from weather stations around the region, researchers improved their understanding of where ice might have formed and for how long it ...

Army Corps releases final report on Line 5 tunnel plan

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on Friday released the final version of its Environmental Impact Statement on Enbridge’s proposed Line 5 tunnel project, starting a 30-day waiting period before making its final decision on whether to grant the pipeline company a permit to move forward with ...

Weather ‘tug-of-war’ predicted for UP

IRON MOUNTAIN — Above-normal precipitation is favored for the rest of winter and early spring in the Upper Peninsula while the outlook on temperatures is neutral, according to the National Weather Service. In the near term, frigid weather tonight is expected to give way to a warmup ...

Wisconsin Democrats announce marijuana legalization bill

In a bid to capitalize on recent bipartisan pushes to regulate the state’s hemp industry, Wisconsin Democrats have introduced a bill to fully legalize marijuana. But the effort to create legal recreational and medical programs is all but sure to fail. Republicans, who control both chambers ...