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Back to the Future: We Energies Doubles Down on Fossil Fuel

April 19, 2024

Twenty-four years ago, Wisconsin Electric Power Company launched the largest power plant building spree our state had ever seen. Called “Power the Future”…

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Price of Pollution: Toxic PFAS contamination devastates two Wisconsin communities

April 12, 2024

Fighting pollution has been at the core of Clean Wisconsin’s mission since it was founded 54 years ago. The reason is simple. Our…

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New EPA Standards for PFAS will protect millions of Wisconsinites

April 10, 2024

About 355,000 Wisconsinites are served by systems that do not meet the new EPA standards for PFAS.…

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Clean Wisconsin Calls on Gov. Evers to Veto PFAS Bill that Protects Polluters

April 3, 2024

“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.…

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Why Wisconsin Needs New Building Codes

March 19, 2024

By Matt Ouren, Stakeholder Engagement Manager & Tom Agger, Clean Buildings Manager 2009 called… it wants its building codes back. Wisconsin’s current residential…

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Harnessing the IRA: Holy Wisdom Monastery’s Net Zero Journey

March 19, 2024

Located just 4 miles from downtown Middleton, Holy Wisdom Monastery sits on 130 acres of restored prairie surrounded by an oak forest with…

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When Good Science Brings Good News

March 19, 2024

Earlier this year, Clean Wisconsin’s Science Program Director, Paul Mathewson, went a step further than the average scientist. He dove deep into cross-referencing…

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Under the Lens: What we know about PFAS contamination in Wisconsin’s drinking water

March 19, 2024

What is the extent of PFAS contamination in Wisconsin's drinking water? This column looks at two sources of information to provide some insight into that question.…

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Wisconsin’s Rural Solar Boom

March 19, 2024

In 2023, the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin approved six new solar farms totaling 1.3 gigawatts. That’s about twice the amount approved the…

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Rethinking Reliability: Winter storms expose myth of reliable natural gas

March 19, 2024

This was an unusual winter for Wisconsin with less snow and higher temps than average, but two weeks of brutal cold in January…

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