Environmental Protection
- News
DNR Welcomes Phillips-Medisize Oaklawn & St. Croix Meadows Facilities To State’s Green Tier Program
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) welcomes Phillips-Medisize, a Molex company, and its Oaklawn and St. Croix Meadows facilities to the state’s Green Tier program. With the addition of the two facilities, all 13 Phillips-Medisize Wisconsin facilities are now Green Tier participants.
- News
New PFAS Fish Consumption Advisory Issued For Bay Of Green Bay And Associated Tributaries
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and the Department of Health Services (DHS) today announced a new PFAS-based consumption advisory for the Bay of Green Bay and its tributaries following results of fish sampling conducted in 2020.
- Hearing/Meeting
SOC Team Meeting - DNR High Perf. Dry Storm Water Basins
This is a meeting of the stakeholder team that is creating a new DNR technical standard for High Performance Dry Storm Water Basins.
- Hearing/Meeting
Public hearing to receive public comments on the air pollution control permit application for the Wisconsin Public Service Corporation- Weston Plant
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will hold a public hearing to receive public comments on the air pollution control permit application for the construction of a natural gas-fired reciprocating internal combustion engine (RICE)…
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Grants From Cherish Wisconsin Outdoors Fund Will Help Improve Public Lands In Bayfield And Walworth Counties
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced that funding from the Cherish Wisconsin Outdoors Fund will help improve public lands in Bayfield and Walworth counties thanks to a successful partnership between the department and the Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin.
- News
Wisconsin NRB Meeting Jan. 26
The Wisconsin Natural Resources Board will meet in-person for the January board meeting to consider several proposed rules, hearings, management and master plans, land items and donations.
- News
DNR To Host Virtual Public Hearing On Draft Environmental Impact Statement On Proposed Enbridge Line 5 Pipeline Relocation
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will host a virtual public hearing on Feb. 2 on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement that the department has prepared for the proposed relocation of the Enbridge Line 5 pipeline in Ashland, Bayfield and Iron counties.
- Hearing/Meeting
Silviculture Guidance Team (SGT) June Meeting
This is the June meeting of the Silviculture Guidance Team.
- News
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.
- Hearing/Meeting
Silviculture Guidance Team (SGT) March Meeting
This is the March meeting of the Silviculture Guidance Team.