On the environment, is Scott Walker `gagging` scientists and letting `polluters` write permits?

...On balance, we rate the claim Mostly False...

Republican Gov. Scott Walker has made headlines for years with his initiatives to ease regulatory burdens in the state after declaring during his Jan 3, 2011, inaugural address that "Wisconsin is open for business."

But has the Walker administration gone so far as to prevent Department of Natural Resources scientists from commenting on proposed legislation, and letting corporations draft their own permits?

That was the claim from former state Rep. Kelda Roys, one of eight Democrats hoping to face Walker in the November 2018 election....

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Ken Notes: A very informative read! I hope the goal of the legislature and governor is to make the process easier to navigate and far less time consuming. I can attest to the use of DNR and permitting in the past to delay or even squash a project even though there was no negative environmental impact associated with the project. If the legislature is trying to allow more harmful projects to move forward then I have huge issues. I would mention the mining legislation as an example of this.