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Category: Clean Air

Posted on December 13, 2024 By Mark Redsten, President & CEO
In Blog, As Seen in the Defender, Clean Air, Clean Water, Climate and Energy

The path forward: A message from Mark Redsten, Clean Wisconsin President & CEO

There is no question a long list of important federal environmental protections and programs will be targeted during the next presidential administration.
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Posted on November 7, 2024 By Clean Wisconsin
In Press Releases, Clean Air, Clean Water, Climate and Energy

Critical federal environmental protections, climate initiatives will be targeted in next administration

“Protecting the water we drink, the air we breathe, the places where we swim and fish, our climate—these should not be partisan issues. If these are things we all care about, we’re going to have to fight hard for them.
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Ciaran Gallaher, PhD, stands in front of Sherco Solar Farm in Minnesota
Posted on September 16, 2024 By Clean Wisconsin
In Podcast, Clean Air, Climate and Energy

A Case for Optimism

Wisconsin is on the verge of an expensive gas construction boom if utilities like We Energies and Alliant Energy have their way.
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Wind turbines near a red barn
Posted on June 20, 2024 By Chelsea Chandler, Climate, Energy & Air Program Director
In As Seen in the Defender, Clean Air, Climate and Energy

Showing up for wind in Wisconsin

Compared to Wisconsin, Michigan’s wind capacity is four times higher. Minnesota: six times higher. Illinois: ten times higher.
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Posted on June 20, 2024 By Ciaran Gallagher, Air and Energy Manager
In As Seen in the Defender, Clean Air, Climate and Energy

Move by Wisconsin’s electric grid operator exposes myth of gas plant dependability

Five years ago, gas power plants were considered consistently dependable and ready to provide power whenever we needed it. But then the 2021 winter storm in Texas, followed by the 2022 winter storm across the Midwest, upended those assumptions.
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Photo of the coal-fired Weston Power Plant in Wausau, Wis. Photo Credit: Clean Wisconsin
Posted on June 12, 2024 By Amy Barrilleaux, Communications Director
In Press Releases, Clean Air, Climate and Energy, Legal News

Clean Wisconsin takes legal action to protect communities from toxic mercury pollution

“This standard limits the amount of mercury, heavy metals, hydrochloric acid and other toxic pollutants that power plants are allowed to release into our environment, and there is no question we need those limits to be as strong as possible.
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Power plant on shore of Lake Michigan emitting greenhouse gas pollution and other toxic chemicals
Posted on April 25, 2024 By Amy Barrilleaux, Communications Director
In Press Releases, Clean Air, Climate and Energy

New EPA power plant rules will save lives in Wisconsin

New EPA standards will slash carbon, coal ash, mercury, contaminated wastewater and other toxic pollution from power plants
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Posted on April 19, 2024 By Katie Nekola, General Counsel
In Blog, As Seen in the Defender, Clean Air, Climate and Energy

Back to the Future: We Energies Doubles Down on Fossil Fuel

Twenty-four years ago, Wisconsin Electric Power Company launched the largest power plant building spree our state had ever seen.
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Power plant with smoke billowing from smokestacks
Posted on February 28, 2024 By Amy Barrilleaux, Communications Director
In Press Releases, Clean Air, Climate and Energy, Legal News

Clean Wisconsin Intervenes in Pair of Federal Lawsuits Aimed at Dismantling EPA Authority

"It’s important for people to understand these cases are not happening in a vacuum. They’re happening one after another on the Federal level and state level all across the country.
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Air pollution coming from coal plant on the shores of Lake Michigan in Wisconsin
Posted on February 7, 2024 By Amy Barrilleaux, Communications Director
In Press Releases, Clean Air

EPA Announces Tougher Standards for Deadly Soot Pollution

Stronger soot pollution limits are expected to prevent 40 premature deaths in Wisconsin every year.
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