DNR Archives - Wisconsin Watch

Has biennial state funding for the Wisconsin DNR dropped by $100 million over 30 years?

by Tom Kertscher / Wisconsin Watch December 9, 2025December 9, 2025 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Yes. A big part of that is a reduction in debt payments.

Bill could help ‘innocent purchasers’ clean up contaminated Wisconsin land

by Erin Gretzinger / Wisconsin Watch April 6, 2023May 30, 2023 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Environment, Government

Wisconsin governor takes total control of resources agency

by Todd Richmond / Associated Press January 25, 2023January 27, 2023 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

From ‘dream’ property to nightmare: Some Wisconsinites pay the price for pollution they didn’t cause

by Erin Gretzinger / Wisconsin Watch January 9, 2023March 2, 2023 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Evers administration seeks OK to start new PFAS regulations in Wisconsin

by Associated Press December 2, 2022December 2, 2022 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

‘I had to speak up’: Two Northwoods friends push Wisconsin DNR to protect lakeshore forests

by tanka dhakal / Wisconsin Watch August 18, 2022December 22, 2022 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Wisconsin Supreme Court rejects challenge to Kohler golf course over parkland swap

by Harm Venhuizen / Associated Press June 30, 2022November 5, 2022 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Ancient human remains unearthed at proposed Kohler golf course site in Wisconsin

by Jim Malewitz / Wisconsin Watch May 22, 2021December 7, 2023 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Economy, Government

As wolves recover, calls in Wisconsin to end endangered species listing grow

by Rich Kremer / WPR November 30, 2019February 24, 2021 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Former DNR employee: Staff pressured to OK Kohler golf course on rare Wisconsin wetlands and state park

by Sarah Whites-Koditschek November 11, 2018November 21, 2023 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Education, Failure at the Faucet, Government, Health & Welfare

‘Regulatory vacuum’ exposes Wisconsin children to lead in drinking water at schools, day care centers

by Cara Lombardo December 18, 2016April 25, 2017 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Blogs, WisWatch Blog

Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism stands by story on lead testing protocols after DNR request for corrections

by Cara Lombardo December 12, 2016December 12, 2016 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

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