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On July 29, 2010 the EPA re-affirmed its 2009 determination that climate change is real, is occurring due to emissions of greenhouse gases from human activities, and threatens human health and the environment by rejecting 10 petitions for reconsideration.

Proposed changes to the rules governing water quality and conservation in Wisconsin have generated interest from all corners of the state. Wisconsin, however, is not the only place where water quality is an issue for debate. The EPA recently announced that it will hold public listening sessions on potential changes to the water quality standards regulation on August 24 and 26, 2010.

Two state Senate panels recently heard testimony on the phosphorus rules that were adopted by the Wisconsin Natural Resources Board in June.

The Wisconsin Supreme Court's ruling today in Estate of Robert C. Parker v. Beverly Enterprises, Inc., 2010 WI 71, makes clear appellate courts have the ability to review orders compelling arbitration.

The EPA today announced proposed transport rules to replace the Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR) a federal circuit court ruled unacceptable in 2008. Twenty-eight states, including Wisconsin, will be required to reduce both annual SO2 and NOx emissions in 2012, with additional SO2 emission reductions occurring in 2014.