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-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 http://www.legis.wisconsin.gov/lrb/pubs/ttp/ttp-12-2010.pdf Pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) were detected in drinking water in the 1970s but in the 1990s, when male fish with androgynous sex organs were discovered, regulators took note. Numerous studies conclude that there are no short-term effects on human health; more studies need to be done. We can't stop taking our prescriptions but there are ways to minimize the impact on the environment from PPCPs. This Tap The Power focuses on what individuals and communities can do and provides some background on the issue and possible regulatory action. Environment, Recycling, Land Use ttp-12-2010 Mon, 29 Nov 2010 00:00:01 GMT http://www.legis.wisconsin.gov/lrb/pubs/ttp/ttp-09-2010.pdf "Going Green" is generally defined as focusing on conscious changes in lifestyle to curb harmful effects upon the environment. Several broad categories comprise types of actions individuals can take: limiting use of natural resources (sustainable living), making modifications around the house, altering transportation options, and recycling and reusing as much as possible. This bibliography focuses on some steps individuals can take to "Go Green" and make easy lifestyle changes. Environment, Recycling, Land Use ttp-09-2010 Wed, 1 Sep 2010 00:00:01 GMT