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State News
Wis. GOP to introduce mining bill next week
CBS (11/30)
Assembly Republicans plan to introduce a bill next week designed to jump-start construction of an iron mine in far northern Wisconsin, then hold the customary public hearing on the measure hundreds of miles from the proposed site and the people who would have to live with the operation.
UW–Madison botanist plucks new flower from Isle Royale
University of Wisconsin-Madison (9/23)
One of the world's newest sunflower species, discovered by a University of Wisconsin–Madison botanist, has carved out a very small but safe niche on an island in Lake Superior.
Wis. tribe ramps up opposition to mine plan
Bloomberg Businessweek (9/21)
The Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa's tribal council traveled to Madison, Wis., this week to air their concerns about Gogebic Taconite's plans to mine iron ore in Iron and Ashland counties.
Clough Island receives permanent protection
Ashland Current (8/27)
Numerous state, federal and private groups from Minnesota and Wisconsin celebrated the restoration and permanent protection of Clough Island in the St. Louis River Estuary.
Waukesha water use continues to decline
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (8/9)
In the city of Waukesha, WI, water use declined for the fifth consecutive year. The actual demand was 1.21 million gallons a day less than the 2010 estimate included in the city's recent request for Great Lakes water.
Where food grows on water: environmental and human-made threats to Wisconsin’s wild rice
Circle of Blue (8/4)
For generations, the upper Great Lakes region has boasted harvests of wild rice, growing in Lake Superior and other watersheds within the basin. But disease, dams, and climate change are now endangering the uncultivated bounty.
State Beach Resources
Beach Health
Wisconsin Great Lakes Beaches
Beach Health allows access to information on Great Lakes beaches in Wisconsin.
Wisconsin Beach Monitoring and Closure/Advisory Practices
Natural Resources Defense Council
Wisconsin beach map and information on beach monitoring and closings.
State Beaches
Great Lakes Information Network
Last updated: July 12, 2006
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