tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post6834535073488846032..comments2023-10-08T04:12:46.273-05:00Comments on The Political Environment: Walker's DNR Looks The Other Way As Stream Pollution ContinuesJames Rowenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10203270946492159686noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post-3191505687864812872012-04-22T22:35:31.510-05:002012-04-22T22:35:31.510-05:00Thank you, Melissa, for the work you do and the co...Thank you, Melissa, for the work you do and the comment.James Rowenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10203270946492159686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post-68607302850111254452012-04-22T21:55:27.497-05:002012-04-22T21:55:27.497-05:00This is Melissa Malott, the Water Program Director...This is Melissa Malott, the Water Program Director at Clean Wisconsin, and person quoted in that article. I have to say that I expect the DNR to take a little extra time to figure out how to implement that rule. It is, after all, the first of it's kind in the country and a new framework for regulating pollution. That said, the part about this that is so ridiculous is that Walker campaigned on trying to kill this rule, a rule that will save our state billions of dollars while solving a problem that costs us hundreds of millions of dollars a year. Then, he tried to delay it in the budget, but couldn't because of Clean Water Act protections. While DNR staff are working to implement it, they need adequate funding and staffing resources to do so. I hope Walker either figures out that the state's interest and healthy economic future is dependent on a clean environment, or that we get a governor who does.Melissa Malotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16870328908435361395noreply@blogger.com