by Carly Michiels | Aug 14, 2019 | PFAS, Water
Lawmakers, Evers Administration make strides on PFAS 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....
by Jon Drewsen | Aug 13, 2019 | clean water, groundwater, Water
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. In late July, Gov. Evers travelled the state to announce steps his administration were taking to tackle drinking water...
by Oliver Redsten | Aug 7, 2019 | PFAS, Water
Northeast Wisconsin residents grapple with PFAS pollution Ruth Kowalski can still remember the first time she read the unfamiliar acronym. It was the fall of 2017, and Kowalski, 64, was standing in the kitchen of her Town of Peshtigo home holding a letter that had...
by Ezra Meyer | Aug 7, 2019 | clean water, great lakes, Water
You probably know that Clean Wisconsin has worked for years on Great Lakes issues, ranging from water quality to invasive species. You also know that one issue that has been a special focus for is the Great Lakes Compact and the City of Waukesha’s proposal to divert...
by Carly Michiels | Aug 7, 2019 | clean energy, clean water, Water
Despite major cuts, environmental funding increases In July, Gov. Tony Evers signed the 2019-2020 budget into law, wrapping up the months-long process that began with the governor’s budget proposals back in February. During this process a number of clean water and...
by Carly Michiels | May 22, 2019 | clean energy, clean water, Energy & Climate, Water
Budget Committee aims to slash key provisions 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. Clean Wisconsin is...
