[Lekooks] Fwd: Wisconsin in context the week of 08/09/2017

[Liz Kreml]

Thought some of you might be interested in the Foxconn info included here.

Liz
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August 9, 2017
Environmental Exemptions For Foxconn May Invite Legal Challenges
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In its proposed incentives package to lure electronics manufacturer
Foxconn, the Wisconsin legislature is not only offering unprecedented
economic incentives, but also carves out significant exemptions to
state-level environmental regulations for the company.
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Catching Ecosystems At A Tipping Point
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It's not always easy to anticipate a drastic change in an ecosystem.
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A Wet Year Threatens Wisconsin Tomatoes With Destructive Disease
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As gardeners around Wisconsin eagerly anticipate the tomato harvest, the
state's first confirmed report of late blight in 2017 is bringing
disappointment to some growers in Waukesha County.
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Wisconsin Enters New Territory With $3 Billion Foxconn Deal
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The announcement that Wisconsin is ready to offer electronics manufacturer
Foxconn $3 billion in incentives to build an LCD factory complex in the
state is far from a done deal.
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What Foxconn Means For The Great Lakes Compact
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As Taiwanese electronics giant Foxconn touts its plans to build an LCD
factory in southeastern Wisconsin, one open question is what demand that
operation will place on Lake Michigan.
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Efforts To Boost Marten Numbers In Wisconsin Meet Ongoing Failure
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Martens are North America's most frequently translocated carnivore, with
projects in 16 states and six provinces from the 1800s until the present.
They were wiped out in most of the Great Lakes region after European
colonization and later reestablished in some states.
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