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New AG Opinion Process

On July 15, Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul announced a new procedure for promulgating attorney general opinions. The new format will allow citizens to provide…

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Supreme Court Accepts Certification on Act 21 Cases

Unions Sue Legislature over Lame-Duck Bills

Circuit Court Rules in Favor of New Chester Dairy!

[While this post is a little late] Christmas came early for the Great Lakes Legal Foundation this year when, on December 2nd, Judge Mark McGinnis…

Overview of States’ Motion for Stay Against Clean Power Plan

The state petitioners’ filed a motion for a stay in their lawsuit against the 111(d) portion of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean Power Plan…

Wisconsin joins second lawsuit against Clean Power Plan

Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel has joined 23 other states filing suit against the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean Power Plan.[1] This lawsuit is in…

What is a Rule?

By Emily Kelchen Regulation Nation: The Wisconsin Perspective Over the years, as the state’s responsibilities have become more complex, policy making power that used to…

EPA Clean Power Rule will hit Wisconsin, and Midwest, hard

The Obama Administration’s mandate to cut carbon emissions will leave Wisconsin’s power grid at risk according to Ellen Nowak, the chairwoman of Wisconsin’s Public Service…

Waters of US rule enjoined

A federal judge in North Dakota granted a preliminary injunction blocking the EPA from enforcing the infamous Waters of the United States rule. District Court…

A Short Rebuttal to “Groundwater: Diminishing Resource, Increasing Conflict”

Recently Wisconsin Lawyer published an article by Christa Westerberg, a lawyer specializing in environmental law based in Madison, titled “Groundwater: Diminishing Resource, Increasing Conflict” which…