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Area’s environment among worst in state, UW study finds

Central Wisconsin residents are exposed to some of the worst environmental hazards in the state, according to a new study.

Lincoln, Marathon, Portage and Wood counties generally were ranked toward the bottom of the stateâ??s 72 counties for air and water quality measures, according to the study conducted by researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madisonâ??s Department of Population Health Sciences.