Gov. Evers continues to lead on clean drinking water
August 23, 2019
Clean Wisconsin applauds Gov. Tony Evers for signing an executive order today to address the growing threat to drinking water and public health from the class of hazardous chemicals called PFAS.…
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Speaker’s Task Force on Water Quality Travels the State with End Result Still Unclear
August 19, 2019
Legislators have heard from citizens, researchers, county officials, and many other stakeholders about the diversity of water issues Wisconsin citizens face but haven’t given a lot of indication about what actions they are prepared to take to address these challenges.…
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Letter from the President
August 17, 2019
Each year the need for protecting Wisconsin’s environment comes into sharp focus on trips to summer cabins, while boating on Lake Superior, fishing on a northern Wisconsin lake, or running through woods or past fields of coneflowers on Picnic Point in Madison.…
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Clean Wisconsin sues EPA over Clean Power Plan replacement
August 14, 2019
Clean Wisconsin and nine other environmental organizations filed a lawsuit in federal court on Wednesday opposing the Trump Administration’s Affordable Clean Energy (ACE) rule, arguing the rule unlawfully sidesteps the Clean Air Act by relaxing emission standards that will increase carbon emissions and harm public health.…
Read MoreGov. Evers puts clean drinking water front and center in 2019
August 13, 2019
Gov. Tony Evers did more in one week to move the state forward on drinking water issues than the entire previous governor’s eight years in office.…
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A crisis of contamination
August 7, 2019
For Ruth and John Kowalski, their home in Peshtigo was the last place they expected to be at risk for PFAS contamination.…
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Latest SWIGG study results show high levels of bacterial contamination in Southwest WI wells
August 1, 2019
Clean Wisconsin expressed renewed concern on Thursday after researchers for the Southwest Wisconsin Groundwater and Geology (SWIGG) study released results showing that over 9 in 10 sampled wells in Grant, Iowa and Lafayette Counties tested positive for fecal matter.…
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New state PFAS standard will protect public health
June 21, 2019
“This proposed groundwater standard is a great first step to tackle this issue head on. We’re pleased that PFAS pollution is a priority for the Evers Administration during the Year of Clean Drinking Water.”…
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Trump’s ‘Dirty Power Plan’ won’t turn back clock on energy
June 19, 2019
Clean Wisconsin criticized the Environmental Protection Agency’s rewrite of the Clean Power Plan Wednesday, saying the new rule does not change the reality that clean energy like wind and solar are more economical than coal and natural gas.…
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Clean Wisconsin applauds Great Lakes Governors & Premiers for uniting to protect drinking water, tackle invasive species
June 14, 2019
Clean Wisconsin is praising the Great Lakes Governors & Premiers for detailing regional actions to protect drinking water from PFAS and lead in communities across the Great Lakes Basin and to address the threat of invasive species around the Great Lakes. These actions were announced at their annual Leadership Summit in Milwaukee on Friday.…
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