Concerns about the impacts of agriculture on surface and ground water will be discussed at a Wednesday evening forum at the L. E. Phillips Memorial Public Library in Eau Claire. The 7 p.m. program will feature a pair of clean water activists and a UW-Extension educator. It is sponsored by the Sierra Club, Citizen Action […]
Water pollution problems emerge as issues in state election campaigns
By Andrew Hahn Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism Wisconsin voters’ concerns about pollution in lakes and streams, contamination of drinking water supplies and depleted aquifers are transforming water into a key campaign issue in this fall’s elections, including the race between Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson and former Democratic Sen. Russ Feingold. “I can’t remember […]