Retired DNR lawyer says late-night Assembly measure seeks to sidestep input on wetlands


Retired DNR lawyer says late-night Assembly measure seeks to sidestep input on wetlands


The state Department of Natural Resource’s former top lawyer on water issues will tell lawmakers Wednesday that a late-night measure passed by the Assembly favoring a planned industrial facility would likely create environmental problems and “trample” on the right of citizens to challenge agency decisions involving wetlands.

A Republican amendment added a few hours before an Assembly vote Thursday night on a wetlands bill calls for a special exemption for a $70 million sand processing development in western Wisconsin, now under challenge by environmental groups....

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