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DNR Urges Public To Exercise Caution When On The Ice On Bay of Green Bay
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) urges the public to exercise caution while on the ice on the Bay of Green Bay to avoid becoming stranded on free-floating sheets of ice.
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EPA Recognizes Air Quality In Rhinelander; Entire State Now Meets Latest Sulfur Dioxide Air Quality Standard
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced the Rhinelander area will be formally redesignated to attainment of the most recent federal air quality standard for sulfur dioxide.
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DNR Seeking Public Comment For Environmental Review Of The City Of Bloomer Safe Drinking Water Loan Program Project
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the City of Bloomer is an applicant for funding through the Safe Drinking Water Loan Program (SDWLP) to improve its public drinking water system.
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DNR Seeking Public Comment For Environmental Review Of The Village Of Winter Safe Drinking Water Loan Program Project
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the Village of Winter is an applicant for funding through the Safe Drinking Water Loan Program (SDWLP) to improve its public drinking water system.
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DNR Seeking Public Comment For Environmental Review Of The City of Whitehall Safe Drinking Water Loan Program Project
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the City of Whitehall is an applicant for funding through the Safe Drinking Water Loan Program (SDWLP) to improve its public drinking water system. The project includes the replacement of watermain and sanitary sewer lines on Hobson Street from Main Street to Tower Drive.
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New Baiting And Feeding Ban In Effect For Clark and Jackson Counties
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) received notification from the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection that a farm-raised deer on a deer farm in Eau Claire County tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD). The positive detection comes from the Town of Fairchild in southeastern Eau Claire County, within 10 miles of the Clark and Jackson County borders.
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Virtual CWD Response Plan Review Committee Meeting Dec. 14
The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced it will host the Chronic Wasting Disease Response Plan Committee meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 14 from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
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DNR Seeking Public Comment For Environmental Review Of Village Of South Wayne Safe Drinking Water Loan Program Project
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the Village of South Wayne is an applicant for funding through the Safe Drinking Water Loan Program (SDWLP) to improve its public drinking water system.
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DNR Awards Brownfields Grant To City Of Beaver Dam
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the department awarded a Brownfields Grant to the City of Beaver Dam to assist with the investigation of potential environmental contamination at the site of a former auto dealership and repair shop.
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Deer Season Is Here: Test Harvested Deer For CWD Before Consuming Venison
Hunters are encouraged to get their deer tested for chronic wasting disease (CWD) before consuming venison.