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1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | | WHEREAS, The Wisconsin General Assembly passed legislation |
3 | | that incentivizes Foxconn Technology Group to open and operate |
4 | | a facility in Racine County, Wisconsin that would waive |
5 | | significant environment protections; and
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6 | | WHEREAS, Foxconn will be allowed to discharge dredged |
7 | | materials or fill wetlands without a permit and forego |
8 | | environmental impact statements; and
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9 | | WHEREAS, Racine County and the site chosen sits in the Des |
10 | | Plaines watershed that also extends into Illinois; and
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11 | | WHEREAS, Wetlands are vital for clean water, flood water |
12 | | storage, and ecological integrity; and
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13 | | WHEREAS, Flooding in the Des Plaines River watershed and |
14 | | throughout Lake County has cost billions of dollars and caused |
15 | | severe damage; and
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16 | | WHEREAS, Foxconn plans to draw seven million gallons of |
17 | | water a day from Lake Michigan, a critical water resource for |
18 | | the people of Illinois; and
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19 | | WHEREAS, There are questions being raised about whether the |