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Dairy Farmers File Appeal in Permitting Case Against Wisconsin DNR

WAUKESHA – Represented by the WMC Litigation Center, Wisconsin Dairy Alliance and Venture Dairy Cooperative filed an appeal on Friday in their case against the…

WMC Litigation Center Sues DNR over Innocent-Landowner Contamination Liability

MADISON – The WMC Litigation Center, a non-profit law firm affiliated with Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC), filed a lawsuit on behalf of two small-business…

WMC Litigation Center Sues DNR Over Unlawful Permitting Regulations

MADISON – The WMC Litigation Center, an affiliate of Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC), filed a lawsuit on behalf of the Wisconsin Dairy Alliance and…

WMC Files Lawsuit Against the DNR 

The WMC Litigation Center filed an open records lawsuit against the DNR on behalf of WMC. In February 2021, WMC made an open records request…

Wisconsin Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments in Container Life Cycle Management, LLC v. Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

The Wisconsin Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Container Life Cycle Management, LLC v. Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. The issue before the Supreme Court…

Court Delays Decision in WMC v. DNR to April 2022

The Waukesha County Circuit Court announced that it will postpone the WMC v. DNR case decision until April 7, 2022. In this case, WMC argues…

WMC Litigation Center Update: WMC v. DNR

On Friday, February 18, the DNR filed a motion for a stay in WMC v. DNR, a lawsuit challenging the DNR’s authority to sample for…

WMC Sues DNR Over Application of “Hazardous Substance” Regulation

On February 23, 2021, Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce (WMC) filed a lawsuit in Waukesha County against the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. Joining WMC in…

Friends of the Black River Forest v. DNR (Chapter 227 Judicial Review)

The Wisconsin Court of Appeals (District I) ruled Tuesday that the the Friends of the Black River Forest alleged sufficient facts to satisfy a standing…

DNR Releases Results of PFAS Survey, Reminder About Listening Session

On September 10th, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources released survey results for Wisconsin firefighters’ use of firefighting foams contains perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS) substances….

DNR Announces Next PFAS Standards Promulgation Meeting For September 23rd

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources announced Tuesday that the next stakeholder meeting for PFAS regulations will take place September 23rd from 10:00 am until…

Industry and JCRAR Push Back on DNR’s PFAS Regulations

On August 12, the Department of Natural Resources’ policy board unanimously decided to table proposed restrictions on PFAS after receiving push back from the regulated community…