http://www.legis.state.wi.us/lrb/pubs/pubsub/environment.htm Wisconsin LRB publications covering environment, recycling and land use are grouped for this channel. Saturday Sunday 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 en-us http://www.legis.state.wi.us/lrb/images/lrbcommon/lrbnews.gif http://www.legis.state.wi.us/lrb/pubs/pubsub http://legis.wisconsin.gov/lrb/pubs/ttp/ttp-11-2012.pdf Green Chemistry refers to the field of chemical research and engineering that seeks to reduce the use and formation of hazardous substances during design and production. Also called sustainable chemistry, green chemistry aims to create efficiencies and reduce pollution before it occurs. This publication provides resources related to current state and federal policies, legislation, and agencies that regulate green chemistry; information on public policy considerations; and current initiatives related to green chemistry. Environment, Recycling, Land Use ttp-11-2012 Thu, 1 Nov 2012 00:00:01 GMT http://legis.wisconsin.gov/lrb/pubs/ttp/ttp-01-2012.html Renewed interest in taconite, a lower grade iron ore, in the Gogebic Range would create Wisconsin's first open pit mine; previous iron mines were underground. New horizontal drilling technology for hydrofracturing (hydraulic fracturing) to extract previously unreachable petroleum and natural gas deposits has increased demand for "frac sand," a silica sand uniform in size and hardness found in abundance in the driftless area. This Tap the Power focuses on these two types of mining, the last major revision to Wisconsin mining regulations in the 1970s, and some documentation from Minnesota, which has a long history with iron mining. Environment, Recycling, Land Use ttp-01-2012 Sun, 1 Jan 2012 00:00:01 GMT http://legis.wisconsin.gov/lrb/pubs/Lb/11Lb2.pdf 2011 Wisconsin Act 50, signed into law by Governor Scott Walker on November 4, 2011, prohibits the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) from requiring a deer hunter to take an antlerless deer before he or she takes a deer with antlers. Environment, Recycling, Land Use 11Lb2 Wed, 14 Dec 2011 00:00:01 GMT