by Amy Barrilleaux | Jan 17, 2022 | Blog, clean energy, climate change, Energy & Climate
Deerfield resident Andrew Little steps outside on a sunny fall afternoon to take in the view from his backyard—a vast cornfield that sits just behind his property. Weeks after the harvest, the field is mostly an expanse of dark brown mud. But despite the lackluster...
by Amy Barrilleaux | Jan 12, 2022 | As seen in Defender, Blog
How can advocates continue to advance change in the face of a divided, politicized state government? It’s a key question for environmental policy advocates in Wisconsin as we take on the urgent climate crisis. But you need only look to the Milwaukee area to see that...
by Evan Feinauer | Dec 21, 2021 | As seen in Defender, Blog, clean water, legal action
Victories were years in the making, but more work lies ahead On July 8th, after nearly a decade of litigation, the Wisconsin Supreme Court issued two massive rulings for Wisconsin’s waters. The Court ruled in two separate cases, each named Clean Wisconsin v....
by Chelsea Chandler | Dec 1, 2021 | Blog
When I was a graduate student in 2009, I attended the annual international climate change negotiations known as the Conference of the Parties (COP), held in Copenhagen. Signs dotting the city proclaimed it “Hopenhagen,” raising the stakes for the event. Twelve years...
by Paul Mathewson | Nov 22, 2021 | As seen in Defender, Blog, Under the Lens column
Wolves have been in the news recently with the controversial quota-setting process for Wisconsin’s wolf hunt. Here we take a look at wolves in our state. Gray wolves are the largest Canid (the dog family, including coyotes and foxes) in Wisconsin, measuring 5 to 6...
by Scott Laeser | Oct 21, 2021 | Blog, Water
Today is Imagine a Day Without Water. Along with hundreds of other organizations across the world, we are recognizing this precious resource upon which are lives all depend. For those of us fortunate enough to rarely think about our water, where it comes from, and...
