Category: Climate and Energy

With a lack of robust leadership on clean energy and climate change from the state and federal government in past years, local communities at the city and county level are take matters into their own hands.

Governor Tony Evers introduced the 2019-2021 State Budget in late February this year, proposing big investments in programs for clean water and energy in Wisconsin—the biggest we have seen in many years.

In order to achieve the 100% carbon-free electricity goal in Wisconsin, we need to make big investments across the board to transition electricity generation towards solar and wind.

Looking forward to spending time outside this summer? When you head out the door, you probably check the weather to see if you need a jacket or an umbrella—but on hot sunny days, you should also check to see if air quality poses a risk to your health. Doing so is easy, and it could save your life.

Why we don’t need a new gas plant in Wisconsin.

EPA strengthened ozone air quality standards in 2015 based on medical research showing that the 2008 standards did not fully protect public health.

When historic amounts of rain lead to death and this amount of destruction, we cannot afford to look the other way and deny reality.