Category: Legal News

Wisconsin Supreme Court shines light away from decision-maker bias    While serving as PSC commissioner, Mike Huebsch secretly communicated with Dairyland Power executives as the utility sought his approval of a $700 million gas plant.

On Thursday, Clean Wisconsin attorneys filed a brief with the Public Service Commission (PSC) calling on commissioners to reject a proposed settlement agreement in the We Energies rate case.

50 years ago today, the Clean Water Act became law, protecting lakes, rivers, streams and wetlands across Wisconsin and the country.

  Clean Wisconsin is working to ensure last year’s state Supreme Court victory results in real drinking water protections for people living near Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) in our state.

Recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling erodes environmental protections, and it could be just the beginning. The Major Questions Doctrine and Supreme Court Power Grab Appealing to the courts to help protect our natural resources has been an effective tool for many decades.

Court decision restricts future EPA regulation of power plant carbon emissions under the Clean Air Act. Today the U.S.

The plant would increase greenhouse gas emissions in Wisconsin by 491,000 tons every year. The science is clear: Now is the time to end our reliance on fossil fuels in order to avoid the worst impacts of climate change. And with Gov.

Case could block Clean Air Act protections and drastically weaken the EPA’s ability to act on climate This week, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in West Virginia v.

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.

With the many challenges facing Wisconsinites—including unsafe drinking water, impacts from climate change, and living through a global pandemic—the governor’s budget proposal includes important initiatives to both help Wisconsin families and sustain a strong economy.