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WI DNR to fund manure regulation

September 27, 2016, Milwaukee, WI – The Department of Natural Resources plans to add more staff to regulate Wisconsin’s biggest farms, but environmental groups say the farms should also pay higher fees to fund a program that was criticized in a recent legislative audit.

While it is planning to cut overall spending in the next budget, the DNR has proposed moving four employees into a program that regulates the largest livestock operations. READ MORE