May 11 — Wisconsin`s attorney general rolled back the Department of Natural Resources`s authorities to regulate high-capacity groundwater wells, issuing a legal opinion that a 2011 law pushed by Republican lawmakers significantly curtailed the agency`s powers beyond those enumerated in state statute.
While the legal opinion, released May 10 by Attorney General Brad Schimel (R), focuses on the DNR`s authorities over powerful wells typically used by large-scale farms and food processors, it could have far-reaching effects on other environmental fronts and the authorities of all state agencies in Wisconsin....
...moreKen Notes: This is not good! Even if we need the wells, the DNR`s input is the safety valve that ensures they are safe circumventing this is not good for the environment and business.
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