Category: Clean Water

After hearing from hundreds of Wisconsinites about water quality issues across many months, the Water Quality Task Force released a number of bills. Here's our take on this legislation.

It puts the state on the path to getting to the end result of state protections from PFAS pollution we desperately need.

This January is quickly shaping up to be a busy month for drinking water, with many consequential policy actions taking place.

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.

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.

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.

If lawmakers are serious about protecting clean drinking water, they will sign on in support of the CLEAR Act.

Legislators have heard from citizens, researchers, county officials, and many other stakeholders about the diversity of water issues Wisconsin citizens face but haven’t given a lot of indication about what actions they are prepared to take to address these challenges.

During the Year of Clean Drinking Water, lawmakers and state agencies under the leadership of Gov. Evers have started to take early but important steps to curb PFAS pollution and protect public health in Wisconsin.

Gov. Tony Evers did more in one week to move the state forward on drinking water issues than the entire previous governor’s eight years in office.