Articles filed under Wisconsin
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Wisconsin's Johnson to tout claims of vaccine side effectsJun 25, 2021 7:00 am - MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, a vocal critic of COVID-19 vaccine mandates, announced plans Friday to hold a news conference bringing together pe...
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Company defends use of toxic chemicals to fight plant fireJun 23, 2021 7:00 am - A company whose northern Illinois chemical plant was heavily damaged in a fire last week defended its use of firefighting foam containing toxic chemicals Wednesday, sayi...
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Foam containing 'forever chemicals' used against plant fireJun 17, 2021 7:00 am - A company hired to help extinguish a fire that gutted a northern Illinois chemical plant this week used foam containing toxic compounds that have tainted surface waters ...
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Foam set to be sprayed onto burning Illinois chemical plantJun 15, 2021 7:00 am - ROCKTON, Ill. (AP) - A private firefighting company from Louisiana was expected to begin pumping fire-suppressing foam Tuesday onto the still-burning ruins of a northern...
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Illinois chemical plant explosion, fires prompt evacuationsJun 14, 2021 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - An explosion at a northern Illinois chemical plant Monday morning sparked massive fires that sent flames and huge plumes of thick black smoke high into th...
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Exodus of election officials raises concerns of partisanshipJun 13, 2021 7:00 am - There is no shortage of job openings for local election officials in Michigan. It's the same in Pennsylvania. Wisconsin, too. After facing threats and intimidation duri...
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Judge pauses loan forgiveness program for farmers of colorJun 11, 2021 7:00 am - MILWAUKEE (AP) - A federal judge has halted a loan forgiveness program for farmers of color in response to a lawsuit alleging the program discriminates against white far...
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Iowa governor questions migrant flights into Des MoinesJun 10, 2021 7:00 am - DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds complained in a letter sent Thursday that the federal government didn't notify her before flying migrant children into the...
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EXPLAINER: Why a rural pipeline is a climate battlegroundJun 08, 2021 7:00 am - As Enbridge Energy prepares to finish rebuilding an oil pipeline across rural northern Minnesota, protesters are occupying part of the construction area and pledging a '...
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Protesters maintain blockade at Minnesota oil pipeline siteJun 08, 2021 7:00 am - PARK RAPIDS, Minn. (AP) - Protesters fighting a Canadian-based company's push to replace an aging oil pipeline across northern Minnesota maintained a blockade at a pump ...