AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoToxic Cleanup Oversight: A Milwaukee Journal Sentinel investigation says lax worker protections at the Lower Fox River PCB cleanup site left workers with inadequate gear and decontamination enforcement, raising new pressure for stronger safeguards at Wisconsin’s most high-profile environmental remediation project. Energy Infrastructure: A Waukesha County court dismissed a bid to block a Menomonee Falls-to-Milwaukee high-voltage transmission project because the challenge missed a 30-day filing window, keeping a roughly $423 million ATC plan on track. Local Finance & Industry Real Estate: Cedarburg council voted down a $25,000–$50,000 forensic accounting review tied to the contaminated former Amcast property and its TID spending, citing the TID’s negative balance and mounting oversight costs. Data Centers & Power Demand: Milwaukee’s zoning panel is advancing a rule that would ban data centers over 60,000 square feet and tightly regulate smaller sites, as residents and officials push back on noise and energy impacts. Environmental Health & Chemicals: A new UW-Madison review links the fungicide fludioxonil (and UV breakdown products) to oxidative stress in humans and wildlife, with concerns about residues and toxicity. Oil Spill: Enbridge reported a 70,000-gallon oil spill in Jefferson County tied to a faulty pump transfer connection, with excavation removing about 60% of impacted material.
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