OK, since I am on the DNR's case about logging my favorite parts of the forest, I suppose I ought to go back to defending them.
It is time to talk about the DNR's "outstanding Waters" proposal rule presented much too briefly here:
http://www.jsonline.com/outdoors/dec05/380321.asp and in usual distorted fashion in the Lakeland Times here: http://www.lakelandtimes.com/news.php?story=1126.
Put simply, the "outstanding waters" rule says you cannot introduce contaminants into Wisconsin's unique and protected waters. Since northern Wisconsin depends on pristine waters for tourism, this is a jobs protection rule. Since ecotourism is going to be an increasingly important business in the future, this is a jobs creation rule.
Those of us supporting the environment cannot concede the jobs issue to special interests.
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