Four environmental and agricultural groups, working as partners to bring about long-term solutions to Wisconsin’s water quality issues, cheered the signing of legislation this week to update the state’s farmland preservation program. The bipartisan bill, signed by Gov. Tony Evers as 2023 Wisconsin Act 42, increases the per-acre tax credits available to participating farmers, while
Wisconsin Republicans and Democrats are coming together to help farmers put more livestock out on grazing pasture. The Senate and Assembly recently introduced legislation to create a “Transition to Grass” program…
The bill would result in PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ being treated differently than other hazardous substances under Wisconsin’s Spill’s Law. As written, the bill could limit the Department of Natural Resource’s ability to order remediation of PFAS on private property.
Clean Wisconsin Resilient Communities Director Nancy Retana will become chair of the Milwaukee Estuary Area of Concern Community Advisory Committee (CAC) in January. Committee members unanimously chose Retana for the role at their meeting on Tuesday. “I’m honored to help lead this committee and work to ensure community members who have long been underrepresented in
Clean Wisconsin has filed a brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit calling for an immediate injunction against operation of Enbridge’s Line 5 oil pipeline, which runs across the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa’s reservation near Lake Superior, saying a catastrophic rupture is imminent. Flooding along the Bad River
The Daybreak Fund has announced its inaugural round of funding, awarding some $1.4 million in grants to local nonprofits and community groups to help fight climate change, improve water quality, and address social inequities. Launched in spring 2023, the Daybreak Fund is a collaborative of nine philanthropic partners seeking to protect the environment and support
Wisconsinites want a healthy environment. They want a functioning state government where differences of opinion result in collaboration and compromise.
However, we know there is broad bipartisan support for the Municipal Grant Program provision in the bill. We call on the legislature to introduce the Municipal Grant Program as a standalone piece of legislation…
Power plant rules recently proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will have dramatic health impacts here in Wisconsin, according to a new analysis from Clean Wisconsin. More than 75 percent of the state’s electricity still comes from burning coal and methane gas, making the power sector the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions
Clean Wisconsin is intervening in a dangerous lawsuit filed by Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce (WMC) that seeks to undermine critical water protections. WMC is suing the state on behalf of Wisconsin Dairy Alliance and Venture Dairy Cooperative, lobbying groups representing a number of large, concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs). Contamination from animal waste is
