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					<description><![CDATA[While DNR readies a final report on emissions from backup generators at the Port Washington data center, environmental groups hold different views on health and environmental benchmarks.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Manitowoc seeks $5.8M from former Mirro site owner for contamination</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[The city of Manitowoc is seeking reimbursement from the company that took over the former Mirro Company for nearly $6 million in environmental cleanup and redevelopment costs.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Judge upholds DNR permit for Line 5 reroute</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Environmental advocates said they are weighing their options after a Wisconsin judge upheld the DNR's decision to allow a 41-mile natural gas pipeline to be built near Ashland.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>As subsidy expires, solar industry sees job cuts, restructuring</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[By NICHOLA GROOM Reuters (Reuters) &#8211; U.S. residential solar companies are preparing for a steep drop in business this year after the expiration of a federal tax credit that helped [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Wisconsin Rapids gives initial approval to solar array permit</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Wisconsin Rapids Planning Commission approved two land use requests for the purpose of constructing a 5-megawatt solar array on city-owned land located between Two Mile Avenue and Ridges Golf Course.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Bad River Band sues U.S. Army Corps over permit for Line 5 reroute</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers over the permit the federal agency issued for Enbridge's Line 5 reroute project in northern Wisconsin.]]></description>
		
		
		
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					<description><![CDATA[Alexa St. John Associated Press Electricity demand will rise much faster than overall energy growth in the coming decades, underscoring the need for diversified energy sources, according to an analysis [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Public hearing, committee meeting held for proposed delay to code enforcement</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2025 17:22:22 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The construction and commercial real estate industry on Wednesday made their case before a committee of Wisconsin lawmakers to delay new commercial building codes as the state licensing agency rolled out new standards in November.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Army Corps approves Enbridge pipeline reroute around Wisconsin reservation</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2025 14:01:12 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on Wednesday approved energy company Enbridge's plans to reroute an aging oil pipeline around a northern Wisconsin tribal reservation.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>$130 million in Department of Energy grants at risk Wisconsin</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Oct 2025 14:32:34 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[As federal funding and systems dwindle, states are left to decide how and whether to make up the difference.]]></description>
		
		
		
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