We Energies is proposing to double the size of the current outdoor coal storage pile that feeds its Oak Creek Power Plant. If you’re concerned about the air you’re breathing or the health of you and your family, we hope you can attend a public hearing with the DNR on this issue Thursday!
Our alternative is the result of more than a year of work with two independent firms with expertise in water supply engineering, water treatment and hydrogeology.
A bacteria called cyanobacteria, blue-green algae is almost always present in Wisconsin lakes, but its quantity is kept in check by other aquatic organisms such as zooplankton and a limited amount of nutrients essential for growth, like phosphorous and nitrogen. However, when there are excess nutrients, an abundance of sunlight and calm water, the conditions become right for cyanobacteria to grow exponentially. Discharge from water treatment and food-processing plants, fertilizer runoff from fields, and leaching from animal waste are some of the biggest contributors of excess nutrients in Wisconsin lakes.
Environmental protections take a hit On July 12, Governor Walker signed the biennial budget bill into law. The budget bill is the most comprehensive and sweeping bill passed during every legislative session, and it impacts every facet of state government. It is the only bill that must be signed into law every session. This budget’s
Several months after unanimously passing through the Wisconsin State Legislature, Gov. Scott Walker signed the microbeads bill into law today, ushering in new protections to keep microplastics out of Wisconsin’s waters and our cherished Great Lakes.
MADISON — Following today’s press conference at the State Capitol regarding the Department of Natural Resources’ Science Services positions cut in Gov. Walker’s budget, Clean Wisconsin releases this statement: “The DNR’s Science Services staff provide a high-quality service to the state and are critical to maintaining Wisconsin’s natural resources, resources that help drive our economy
CALEDONIA — Throughout the last week, Clean Wisconsin staff and a team of researchers from Duke University and Ohio State University collected well water samples from private residences in southeastern Wisconsin. These samples are part of the ongoing effort to determine why many residents here can’t drink their water by identifying the source of groundwater contamination.
MADISON — The Joint Finance Committee softened the blow of Governor Walker’s proposed $6 million in cuts to polluted runoff prevention efforts by restoring almost $3.5 million in both staffing and grants that deal with this pressing water pollution issue. Committee Republicans ultimately pushed to restore the $3.5 million, and Democrats fought to restore full funding.
It’s that time of year—plans for our second annual fundraising gala, An Epicurean Evening, are well underway!
MADISON — Anglers across Wisconsin will embark on a decades-old environmental tradition Saturday when the state’s annual fishing season begins. However, as Wisconsin’s fishermen and women head out to cast their lines this weekend, it’s important they remain aware of the risk mercury pollution from coal plants poses to our waters, our health and this prized fishing custom.
