Increased investment in Focus on Energy will save ratepayers millions MADISON — In a decision that will create jobs and help homeowners and businesses save millions, the Public Service Commission (PSC) voted yesterday to increase support for Focus on Energy, the state’s energy efficiency program that has saved homeowners and businesses over $275,000,000 since its
Hearing gives residents opportunity to voice support for cleaning up plant MILWAUKEE – Milwaukee residents will have an important opportunity to voice their support for cleaning up We Energies’ Valley Power Plant this Thursday, Nov. 4, when the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will hold a public hearing about the plant’s draft air pollution
Law will help protect the health of Wisconsin anglers and their families MADISON — A law that will help protect the health of Wisconsin anglers and their families by banning the sale of non-essential products containing toxic mercury becomes effective this Monday, Nov. 1. “Mercury is a dangerous neurotoxin that threatens the health of thousands
3 ways to responsibly dispose of fall leaves WISCONSIN — Autumn is in full swing in Wisconsin. That means apples and pumpkins, corn mazes and hayrides, flannel and football, the first specks of blaze orange on the horizon and leaves. Lots and lots of leaves. As you rake and collect leaves in the coming weeks,
Wisconsin is home to many toxic coal ash ponds and landfills CHICAGO – Busloads of concerned Wisconsin residents from La Crosse, Madison and Milwaukee are headed to Chicago today, where they will ask the EPA to protect the health of their families by implementing federally enforceable rules to regulate the disposal of toxic coal ash.
Innovative “phosphorus rules” and NR 151 herald a new future for cleaner waters in Wisconsin, are the first of their kind in the U.S. MADISON — As summer comes to a close, Wisconsin is headed for cleaner waters thanks to innovation and cooperation from unlikely groups. A set of state rules, NR 102 and 217 (the
First event to be held September 30th in Madison MADISON — Clean Wisconsin announced the creation of the Doug La Follette Environmental Speakers Program today, a lecture series that will bring distinguished environmental leaders to Wisconsin made possible by a $100,000 endowment from Secretary of State and Clean Wisconsin co-founder, Doug La Follette. “Protecting the
Rules will help remove barriers to the development of safe, renewable wind energy MADISON — After months of study, a diverse council including businesses, environmentalists and health professionals released recommendations today to standardize statewide rules for permitting safe wind farms. “Countless hours of careful study, discussion and compromise went into developing recommendations that will promote clean,
One of state’s dirtiest coal plants operates without permit MADISON — Clean Wisconsin and the Sierra Club filed suit against the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today, asking the court to compel the DNR to issue an air permit for Milwaukee’s Valley Power Plant, one of the dirtiest coal plants in the state. “The
Rule revisions are critical to cleaning up rivers, lakes and streams MADISON — Over the last two weeks, farmers, municipalities, environmentalists and others came together at legislative hearings, showing support for two rule revisions and representing a united effort to mitigate a silent threat to Wisconsin’s waters: phosphorus. “The cultural and economic importance of Wisconsin’s waters
