Tag: Wisconsin DNR

One of the main undercurrents of the Foxconn deal, after you get past the breathtaking $3 billion state tax subsidy, is the environmental waivers that the state is providing. One of the variances applies to wetland management, something I wrote about briefly last month. But essentially Foxconn will have the…

Wait….what’s this? A major donor to Gov. Scott Walker’s campaign now stands to benefit? I’m shocked! Elizabeth Uihlein, a major donor to Gov. Scott Walker, has reached an agreement with the Department of Natural Resources to buy 1.75 acres of prime lakefront property in Vilas County — a deal that…

Happy Earth Day, courtesy of Gov. Scott Walker! Fifty-seven employees of the state Department of Natural Resources began receiving formal notices this week that they might face layoff as part of Gov. Scott Walker’s budget for the next two fiscal years… The DNR’s scientific staff conducts research on matters ranging…

At a recent budget briefing, Department of Natural Resources secretary Cathy Stepp said she wouldn’t rule out selling corporate naming rights for Wisconsin’s state parks to help balance her department’s budget. The secretary of the Department of Natural Resources wouldn’t rule out selling corporate naming rights for Wisconsin state parks…

This is worth reading… Scott Walker’s supporters and critics agree on this much: The governor has delivered on his campaign promise to speed up and simplify permits for environmentally sensitive activities like mining and digging high-capacity wells. “I will make sure the DNR treats Wisconsinites as customers, not criminals,” then-candidate…

This is absolutely mind-boggling. Wisconsin wildlife officials are defending their decision to remove a fawn from a no-kill shelter and euthanize it, saying state law requires such action to prevent the spread of disease. The fawn, named Giggles, was brought to the Saint Francis Society shelter near the state line…

Here are the lead paragraphs from the JSONLINE article about the state’s approval of the Gogebic Taconite’s request to start drilling test sites in Wisconsin for their proposed iron mine: The state Department of Natural Resources on Thursday approved plans by Gogebic Taconite to sink eight exploratory drill holes on…

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has once again made headlines, but this time it’s not because of concerns over contaminated water. The latest controversy surrounds Wisconsin’s wolf hunt, set to begin October 15. A coalition of humane societies is trying to stop the hunt before it begins, due to…

Here’s a sneak peek at the Wisconsin DNR’s new logo: H/T to Caffeinated Politics.

Governor-elect Scott Walker named his cabinet appointees yesterday, and putting aside his “everything old is new again” approach in choosing three cabinet secretaries straight out of the Tommy Thompson era, Walker adopted a “foxes in the henhouse” approach by appointing home builder Cathy Stepp as head of the Department of…