Category: As Seen in the Defender

The plant would increase greenhouse gas emissions in Wisconsin by 491,000 tons every year.

Long pushed as a cleaner energy source, natural gas is no more natural than coal or oil, and continued reliance on this fossil fuel will mean disaster for our climate.

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.

On July 8th, after nearly a decade of litigation, the Wisconsin Supreme Court issued two massive rulings for Wisconsin’s waters...

Wolves have been in the news with the controversial quota-setting process for Wisconsin’s wolf hunt. Clean Wisconsin Staff Scientist Paul Mathewson takes a look at the wolf population in our state.

While energy efficiency might not seem as flashy as solar panels or electric vehicles, it is the foundation of an effective strategy for ushering in a sustainable future.

To date, the Mississippi River, one of America’s iconic waterways, has received no such investment, but hopefully that will soon change.

After years of hard work, and a long procedural delay, a pair of legal cases brought by Clean Wisconsin and its co-petitioners to protect Wisconsin’s water are finally being heard by the Wisconsin Supreme Court.

This summer has brought a lot of changes for Clean Wisconsin, and this includes some new additions to our staff.