For the third year in a row, extreme drought conditions in the Midwest are drawing down water levels on the Mississippi River, raising prices for companies that transport goods downstream and forcing governments and business owners to seek alternative solutions.
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‘It’s just no place for an oil pipeline’: Wisconsin tribe continues fight to remove 71-year-old Line 5 from pristine place
Line 5 includes a 12-mile stretch that bisects the Bad River reservation, which is heavily forested with river crossings and large swaths of wetlands.
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Power line debate in Wisconsin and Iowa pits environmental allies against each other
A lawsuit that has paused the completion of a power line in Wisconsin and Iowa is part of a conflict that exposes differences within the environmental and clean energy advocacy communities.
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EPA proposes to expand its regulations on dumps of toxic waste from burning coal
The action was prompted by a lawsuit to close a loophole that left many coal ash sites without federal regulations; some sites will be exempted