Category: Climate and Energy

When you hear the word ‘Wisconsinisms,’ you might think of local quirks like calling water fountains “bubblers,” eating cheese curds, or telling people to watch for deer.

Rural residents across Wisconsin and the greater United States are grappling with how to respond to solar projects that are increasingly being built around their communities. Some fear that solar projects will feel like an industrial wasteland that is incompatible with farmland and agrarian communities.

Close coal and start up solar and storage Wisconsin utilities We Energies and Alliant argue that retiring coal power plants must be replaced with methane gas generation, but a cleaner, more innovative path is possible.

In August, Clean Wisconsin hosted a celebration for the two-year anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) at Madison’s new Black Business Hub. Since it was signed in August of 2022, the IRA has invested about one billion dollars into Wisconsin.

The program is available now and can help Wisconsinites save thousands on efficiency upgrades  In early August, US Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm joined Governor Tony Evers in Milwaukee to announce the rollout of the Home Efficiency Rebates (HOMES) program, which is now available and provides rebates of up to $10,000 to Wisconsinites for energy-saving, whole-home

Wisconsin is on the verge of an expensive gas construction boom if utilities like We Energies and Alliant Energy have their way.

Calgary-based Enbridge, Inc. is seeking permits from the DNR that would allow the company to reroute its pipeline across 186 northern Wisconsin waterways and 612 acres of wetlands.

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

We don’t often think of solar farms as protecting our water, but that’s exactly what will happen with a project like Vista Sands.

If you’re interested in energy-saving upgrades that will make your home healthier to live in and better for the environment, two programs rolling out later this year can help you pay for them.