New EPA power plant rules will save lives in Wisconsin
New EPA standards will slash carbon, coal ash, mercury, contaminated wastewater and other toxic pollution from power plants
Author: Amy Barrilleaux, Communications Director
New EPA Standards for PFAS will protect millions of Wisconsinites
About 355,000 Wisconsinites are served by systems that do not meet the new EPA standards for PFAS.
Clean Wisconsin Calls on Gov. Evers to Veto PFAS Bill that Protects Polluters
“This bill puts the burden of PFAS cleanup on Wisconsin taxpayers instead of polluters. It isn’t fair, and it doesn’t reflect the values of our state,” says Clean Wisconsin Water and Agriculture Program Director Sara Walling.
Clean Wisconsin Intervenes in Pair of Federal Lawsuits Aimed at Dismantling EPA Authority
“It’s important for people to understand these cases are not happening in a vacuum. They’re happening one after another on the Federal level and state level all across the country.”
PFAS Bill Puts Burden of Cleanup on Wisconsin Taxpayers
The legislature’s PFAS bill would result in PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ being treated differently than other hazardous substances under Wisconsin’s Spill’s Law.
EPA Announces Tougher Standards for Deadly Soot Pollution
Stronger soot pollution limits are expected to prevent 40 premature deaths in Wisconsin every year.
Victory for Clean Water Protections in Wisconsin!
Lawsuit threatened to undermine a critical state water protection program that helps keep untreated animal waste out of Wisconsin’s waterways and drinking water.
Senate Republicans vote to remove clean energy champion from the Public Service Commission
Today the Wisconsin Senate voted down Tyler Huebner’s appointment to the Public Service Commission, nearly four years after he began serving in the role.
Gov. Evers Pushes Legislature for Action on Toxic PFAS Chemicals
Statement from Clean Wisconsin Water and Agriculture Program Director Sara Walling about the Governor’s actions on PFAS today: “Communities across Wisconsin are dealing with toxic PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ contaminating their drinking water, groundwater, lakes and streams. This year, $125 million was included in the state budget to help those communities access safe drinking water and
No more gas meter!
Can you imagine getting through a Wisconsin winter with no gas heating? The Madison Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends doesn’t have to imagine. They had the gas to their Meetinghouse disconnected in favor of geothermal heat pump technology and solar power. Originally built in 1914 with a coal boiler, the renovated and updated Meetinghouse
