Will the manure hit the fan in state government?

Can Wisconsin fight water pollution on the cheap? That question faces the Republican-controlled government after the State Natural Resources Board approved limited plans for reducing manure contamination of public waters.

A recent report by the Legislative Audit Bureau cited deficiencies in the enforcement of environmental regulations on animal feedlots, private industry, and sewerage treatment plants. The Audit Bureau report showed that over the last 10 years the DNR failed 94 percent of the time to take enforcement action against private industries and municipal sewage plants that allegedly exceeded water pollution limits....