DOJ official in Milwaukee for meeting on environment

An official from the U.S. Department of Justice was in Milwaukee this week to highlight the need for protecting the environment. Ignacia S. Moreno, assistant attorney general for the Environment and Natural Resources Division, met with officials from the Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Forest Service, the U.S Fish & Wildlife Service, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and the Wisconsin Department of Justice, according to James Santelle, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, who hosted the even. Michael W. Cotter, the U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana and chair of the Environmental Issues Working Group, also attended. “The principal purpose of the visit is to engage investigative and legal representatives of various federal agencies in important, productive discussions about the work being done to protect our lands, our waterways, our air, and our communities from environmental harm–and to promote cleaner, safer places in which our next generations will live and work," Santelle said, according to the release...more

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