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2020: A year of growth and change
Our 50-year history gives us perspective and helps provide context as we prepare for the long road and hard work of addressing huge issues ahead.
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Water
The DNR is seeking approval to develop rules on PFAS pollution. Here’s why that matters.
It puts the state on the path to getting to the end result of state protections from PFAS pollution we desperately need.
January is a big month for water policy. Here’s what’s going on.
This January is quickly shaping up to be a busy month for drinking water, with many consequential policy actions taking place.
Speaking up for the Great Lakes
In October, Clean Wisconsin led a small group of individuals for a small lobby day in Washington, D.C., to share stories about the importance of the Great Lakes with elected officials.
Long overdue: Proposed rule aims to tackle nitrate pollution in drinking water
In the months ahead, we’ll be working with lawmakers and state agencies to make sure these rules protect drinking water and public health and offer every resident in Wisconsin with a well polluted by nitrates hope clean drinking water in the future.
6 things you should do if your well is polluted
If you think your well may be contaminated, here are some steps you should take to protect you and your family from the health risks associated with polluted drinking water.
Climate/Energy
Our roadmap to tackle climate change
If the next ten years are a winding road of uncertainty and urgency around climate change, what other states have—and what Wisconsin needs—is a climate roadmap.
Wisconsin regulators approve new gas plant for Superior
This decision is unwelcome news, but we’re not giving up.
On a mission
While climate change poses a serious threat, it also presents a real opportunity to transform our state by promoting clean energy, boosting our economy, and creating jobs. The newly formed Climate Change Task Force will play a big role in shaping how we deal with climate change in Wisconsin.
Quickening the shift
How financial tools can help utilities move past coal.
“There’s a shift coming”
A global movement makes its way through Madison as thousands march for climate action.
Other News
Our message regarding the coronavirus.
Please know that despite this crisis, we’re still here, working to protect your environment.
Nemadji: A Resource at Risk
Lake Superior is the lifeblood of Northern Wisconsin. But the largest Great Lake has a problem: climate change.
Trailer: “Nemadji”
COMING SOON: Two utility companies are pushing the state of Wisconsin to authorize a $700 million fossil fuel plant in Superior. Neighbors, activists, tribal nations, and scientists are pushing back.
Letter from the President
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.
Making the Grade
This summer, we have had the pleasure of hosting seven interns to assist our legal, science, policy, development and communications staff.