In 2010, Wisconsin passed some of the earliest and most comprehensive phosphorus regulations in the nation. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) holds up Wisconsin as a model for
Region 5 states (the upper Midwest).Wisconsin is one of just four states that
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The Death of Environmental Law has Been Greatly Exaggerated
“Environmental law is dead. Long live environmental law.”This proclamation popped into my head while listening to the keynote speaker, Robert Kaplan, EPA Region 5 Regional Counsel – at the 34th Annual Environmental Law Update on Sept. 15 from State Bar…