Wednesday - September 23, 2026

Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Wisconsin

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Federal Register: EPA Proposes to Hand Wisconsin Oversight of State Coal Ash Landfills
WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve the Wisconsin Coal Combustion Residuals (CCR) partial permit program under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). After reviewing the CCR permit program application submitted by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR), EPA has preliminarily determined that Wisconsin's CCR permit program meets the standard for partial approval under RCRA. If approved, Wisconsin's CCR per  more
USDA Reports Growth in Tile Drainage, Limited Use of Water-Quality Controls
WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Economic Research Service issued Economic Information Bulletin 301, 'Tile Drainage Systems Management and Conservation,' by Daniel Szmurlo, Benjamin M. Gramig, Steven Wallander and Jane Frankenberger. Issued in September 2026, the report finds that U.S. cropland drained by subsurface tile systems grew by about 18 million acres between 1980 and 2022, while use of practices that limit nutrient pollution from those systems remai  more