Nash column: Under GOP leadership, say goodbye to clean air and water

Since Gov. Scott Walker was elected and Republican lawmakers gained the majority in the Legislature, the quality of Wisconsin’s air, land and water has suffered and is threatened by yet more policies favoring polluters. The same is true under the current Republican president and the GOP majority in Congress.

Throughout 2015, according to records collected by the Environmental Protection Agency, Wisconsin ranked 11 out of all the states at most risk from more than 100 water contaminants including harmful levels of nitrates, bacteria, toxic chemicals and lead. In 2014, 50 percent of the tested private wells in the town of Lincoln, in Kewaunee County, were found to be contaminated by high amounts of nitrates, E. coli bacteria and other dangerous contaminants that are linked to fertilizers, manure, and septic system wastes....

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Ken Notes: Not entirely fair -- we did not address overreach and now we are screaming about the clawback that is far to drastic. Lets offer solutions that consider jobs and business as well of the environment. Lets address cafo`s as well as the cities that produce similar amounts of waste. Lets work with farmers to address runoff as well as business and homeowners. Do not blame work for solutions...