Legislation essential to protect lakes, rivers and streams as well as restore Great Lakes WASHINGTON, D.C. — Sen. Russ Feingold introduced the Clean Water Restoration Act in the U.S. Senate today, a bill intended to restore historic safeguards to wetlands, lakes and streams in Wisconsin and across the nation. Passage of the legislation is not only
State Senate approves bill that restricts phosphorus-filled fertilizers MADISON — After receiving unanimous approval in the Assembly in February, today the state Senate also unanimously approved a bill that restricts residential use of lawn fertilizers containing phosphorus. The bill will now be sent to Governor Jim Doyle to be signed into law. This bill is
A major victory for water quality, clean energy in Dane County MADISON — Today Governor Jim Doyle announced financial support for the construction of two anaerobic manure digesters to be located in northern Dane County, including Waunakee and Middleton. This is a major victory for water quality and clean energy in Dane County. Doyle was
Funding would create Wisconsin jobs as unemployment rises WASHINGTON, D.C. — A budget proposal released Thursday by President Obama provides $475 million in funding for a Great Lakes Restoration Initiative that could create thousands of Wisconsin jobs just as new figures show the state’s unemployment rate jumped 1.8 percent in January alone. “The Great Lakes
MADISON — Governor Doyle introduced his 2009-2010 budget last night, laying out his plan to carefully address a $5.7 billion budget shortfall. In his budget proposal, the Governor included necessary resources to implement the Great Lakes Compact. “We understand that hard choices need to be made in tough fiscal times,” said Amber Meyer Smith, Program
MADISON — Clean Wisconsin today praised the U.S. Congress and President Barack Obama for passing an economic recovery package that puts people to work by restoring the Great Lakes. The bill contains $107,864,636 to help Wisconsin modernize wastewater infrastructure to prevent sewage contamination. “This bill is good for Wisconsin. It puts people to work and
Signals intention to continue environmental progress despite budget cuts MADISON — From protecting Wisconsin waters to running our cars on cheese, Governor Doyle highlighted recent environmental victories and signaled his intentions to move forward with environmental progress despite budget cuts in his annual State of the State Address yesterday evening. In his address, Governor Doyle
Historic decision will save ratepayers money and reduce pollution MADISON — Wisconsin regulators rejected a proposal to build a conventional coal plant for the first time in state history today when the Public Service Commission voted unanimously to reject Alliant Energy’s highly controversial $1.26 billion coal plant on the shores of the Mississippi River in Cassville,
MADISON — Wisconsinites overwhelmingly oppose Alliant Energy’s proposal to build a coal-fired power plant on the shores of the Mississippi River in Cassville, Wisconsin according to documents filed before the Public Service Commission yesterday afternoon. “Members of the public providing written comments oppose this project on a margin of ten to one,” read a Clean Wisconsin
MADISON — Utilities will be required to reduce mercury pollution from coal-fired power plants by 90 percent by 2015 or by the same amount by 2021 if they agree to more stringent standards for other pollutants, after the State Legislature’s Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules failed to object to the measure today.
