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Controversial mine along Wisconsin’s border could have significant environmental consequences. //end headline wrapper ?> Get a daily rundown of the top stories on Urban Milwaukee Aquila Resources proposed gold and zinc mine would come within 150 feet of the Menominee River. Danielle Kaeding/WPR Michigan environmental regulators’ decision to grant a controversial wetlands permit for an open-pit mine on the banks of the Menominee River was revoked in a final decision Monday by a Michigan judge. The ruling is a win for the Menominee Indian Tribe and opponents of the Back Forty mine prop...

Committee votes to eliminate targets for safe levels of the harmful forever chemical. //end headline wrapper ?> Get a daily rundown of the top stories on Urban Milwaukee Firefighting foam can be seen in a ditch nearby the Husky oil refinery in Superior the morning after a series of fires and explosion on April 26, 2018. Concerns have grown over the use of firefighting foam that can contain so-called “forever chemicals” known as PFAS. Danielle Kaeding/WPR A legislative committee has voted 6 to 4 to eliminate parts of an emergency rule that sought to enforce restrictions under a Republican...