by Ezra Meyer | Jan 24, 2020 | great lakes, groundwater, Water
The Trump Administration announced it is rolling back protections in the Clean Water Rule advanced by the Obama Administration. Drinking water crises in parts of Wisconsin, such as in the City of Milwaukee and in Kewaunee County, and across the country, in places like...
by Carly Michiels | Jan 15, 2020 | PFAS, Water
Next week, the Department of Natural Resources will go before the Natural Resources Board, a citizen panel that oversees the agency, to seek approval to develop new groundwater, drinking, and surface water standards for the class of chemicals called PFAS. PFAS have...
by Jon Drewsen | Jan 10, 2020 | PFAS, Water
In the environmental world, things seem to come in waves. Either there’s not much going on, or a number of things are happening all at once. For instance, earlier this week, Gov. Evers released a report highlighting the work done on water quality during the Year of...
by Carly Michiels | Nov 13, 2019 | clean water, great lakes, Water
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. Healing Our Waters is a national organization that builds a coalition of...
by Scott Laeser | Oct 30, 2019 | clean water, groundwater, Water
Widespread nitrate pollution is a public health crisis in Wisconsin, and the evidence of nitrate pollution in Wisconsin’s private and municipal wells is only growing. In the last year, reports of high nitrate levels in the Central Sands, the La Crosse area, and...
by Oliver Redsten | Oct 14, 2019 | clean water, groundwater, Water
According to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR), about a quarter of Wisconsin’s population drinks from private wells.For many, they can be a safe and dependable source of water. But unlike public water systems, the responsibility to monitor for...
