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Failure at the Faucet

‘Strict’ pesticide rules fail to erase threat to Wisconsin’s drinking water

By Rachael Lallensack/Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism | October 16, 2016

A 2007 survey of private drinking water wells found 1 out of 3 had pesticides or their breakdown chemicals; farm groups oppose push for tougher atrazine rules.

Environment

Critics: State’s plan to save bees provides little protection from pesticides

By Marion Ceraso | February 21, 2016

Wisconsin’s proposal to protect bees and butterflies does not do enough to discourage use of the types of pesticides tied to bee die-offs, critics say.

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