Environmentalists' challenge to lake water diversion for Foxconn moves forward

A legal challenge to the state of Wisconsin’s approval of a 7 million gallon per day Great Lakes water diversion to supply the Foxconn industrial complex moved forward.

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has notified Midwest Environmental Advocates that its request for a contested case hearing was granted. Next DNR will forward the case to the division of hearings and appeals for an administrative law judge to oversee the proceedings.

“The DNR’s decision to grant our petitioners’ request is welcome news,” Midwest Environmental Advocates attorney Jodi Habush Sinykin said in a news release. She continued, “And it comes at a time of renewed support around the region for a strong Great Lakes Compact, whose core principles are honored in keepingwith the letter and spirit of the agreement.”

On May 25, MEA filed a legal action on behalf of Milwaukee Riverkeeper, League of Women Voters of Wisconsin, River Alliance of Wisconsin and the Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy. They are challenging the state's approval of the city of Racine’s request to divert Lake Michigan water to supply the Foxconn campus.

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