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Applications for Business Friend of the Environment Now Open
May 23, 2022
MADISON – Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC) – the combined state chamber and manufacturers’ association – announced the launch of its annual Wisconsin Business Friend
WMC Submits Comments to the DNR on Rulemaking Process for Groundwater Standards for Bacteria
April 29, 2022
WMC and other stakeholders submitted comments to the DNR raising questions about a pending rulemaking (SS 021-22) for groundwater standards for bacteria. In its comments,
WMC Submits Comments to the Natural Resources Board on DNR’s Proposed Wetland Rule
April 7, 2022
WMC submitted comments to the Natural Resources Board citing ongoing concerns with the DNR’s proposed wetland rule (NR 300). Although the agency made some improvements
WMC Submits Comments to DNR on Management and Disposal of Certain Contaminated Soils
March 16, 2022
WMC submitted comments highlighting concerns with RR-060, a DNR guidance document that pertains to the management and disposal of certain contaminated soils. In the submission, WMC
Legislation to Support Environmental Remediation Efforts Signed into Law
March 15, 2022
Legislation to help environmental remediation efforts has been signed into law. The proposal Senate Bill 518 will help foster redevelopment of blighted properties by expanding
WMC Submits Comments to the DNR on Wetland Permitting
March 7, 2022
WMC Director of Environmental & Energy Policy Craig Summerfield, submitted comments raising serious concerns with DNR’s plans to revise wetland regulations in the state. The
WMC Submits Comments to the DNR in Opposition of New Herbicide Treatment Regulations
March 1, 2022
WMC Director of Environmental & Energy Policy Craig Summerfield, submitted written comments to the DNR in opposition to a proposed rule (NR 107). The rule
WMC Testifies at Natural Resources Board Meeting on PFAS rules for Drinking Water, Groundwater and Surface Water
February 16, 2022
Scott Manley, WMC’s Executive Vice President of Government Relations, testified at the Natural Resources Board meeting as they took action on three pending PFAS rules:
WMC Testifies in Support of Legislation that Would Implement a Scientific Peer-Review Process for State Agencies’ Rule-Making
February 8, 2022
On Tuesday, WMC Director of Environmental & Energy Policy Craig Summerfield testified in support of Senate Bill 894. This legislation builds on past rule-making reforms
WMC Submits Comments to the DNR Requesting Revisions to Burdensome Air Emission Reporting Regulations
January 28, 2022
WMC submitted comments to the DNR urging the agency to make pro-business changes to NR 439, a rule that imposes burdensome record-keeping regulations on businesses’