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Healthier Future for Wisconsin

ABOUT CLEAN WISCONSIN

Bold Action for a
Cleaner Wisconsin

Your Environmental Voice Since 1970

Since 1970, we’ve defended Wisconsin’s air, water, and land with bold action. From landmark legal wins to groundbreaking research, we turn environmental challenges into lasting progress.

Our Mission: Clean Wisconsin works to combat climate change and pollution in our air, water and land to ensure a healthy future for every Wisconsin community.

Our Accomplishments

A Legacy of Environmental Victory

Real progress, real impact. From cleaner air to safer water, we’re making Wisconsin a healthier place to live—one victory at a time.

Explore Key Victories
3

foundational cases that established the right to sue for the environment.
40

percent reduction in Mercury emissions from WI power plants
20

percent of the Earth ‘ s freshwater resources protected through the Great Lakes Compact
6

gigawatts of clean wind and solar energy approved in Wisconsin.

Our Approach

Science & Analysis

We’re not just advocates—we’re experts. As the only environmental group in Wisconsin with a dedicated science team, we have the knowledge and credibility to fight smarter and win bigger. Backed by research and legal expertise, we turn advocacy into impact.

Leading with Science

Our Approach

Legal Action

For decades our legal team has fought and won high-impact cases to protect Wisconsin’s air, water, and natural places—from curbing agricultural runoff to challenging weak air pollution permits. When policy fails, we use the power of the courts to defend the environment and public health.

Defending Wisconsin’s Environment

Our Approach

Policy Advocacy

We work with lawmakers, agencies, and communities to advance environmental policies that protect Wisconsin’s air, water, land, and climate—guided by science and driven by our shared vision for a clean Wisconsin.

Shaping Policy

Our Approach

Community Engagement

From severe storms to smoke-filled skies, climate change is already affecting communities across Wisconsin. Clean Wisconsin partners with local governments and community organizations to prepare for extreme weather, reduce pollution, and build long-term resilience—starting with the people most impacted.

Community Engagement in Action

Our Approach

Amplifying Your Voice

Real change starts with people who speak up. Clean Wisconsin helps people across the state take meaningful action—whether it’s contacting legislators, attending hearings, or organizing in their communities to protect our air, water, and climate.

Amplifying Your Voice

Meet the Team

The Experts Behind the Advocacy

It takes more than passion to protect Wisconsin’s environment—it takes knowledge, strategy, and experience. Our team of scientists, attorneys, policy experts, and advocates works every day to defend our state’s air, water, and land.

Meet the Entire Team

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Updates from the Front Lines

Press Releases

DNR Accuses Enbridge of Numerous Violations During Line 5 Construction

Notice of Violation details Enbridge’s “persistent pattern of non-compliance” with Wisconsin’s laws that protect our air, water, and wildlife.

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Enbridge Line 5 pipeline spill, 08-25-2026, Courtesy: David Joe Bates

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Expert Insights

Clean Wisconsin receives Health Equity Champion Award

Receiving this award is an important recognition, but the partnership behind it is what matters most.Through our Resilient Communities Program and our Environmental Health Initiative, Clean Wisconsin will continue working alongside community partners to address environmental and health challenges, support resident leadership, and advance solutions shaped by the communities they are intended to serve.

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Expert Insights

Podcasts

Why You Should Be Hyped About Hazelnuts!

In this episode Amy heads out to Sheboygan County to find out why farmers and environmental advocates are so excited about Wisconsin’s hazelnuts.

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The Defender Podcast Episode 89: Why You Should Be Hyped About Hazelnuts

Latest Podcast Episode

Health Briefs

How does contaminated sediment affect our health?

Pollutants in lake, river, and stream sediment enter aquatic food webs and accumulate in fish, contributing to Wisconsin’s fish consumption advisories to protect against unsafe exposure to contaminants like mercury, PCBs, and PFAS.

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Pollution & Your Health

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