by Chelsea Chandler | Mar 18, 2021 | As seen in Defender, clean air, clean energy, climate change, Energy & Climate, Focus of Energy
How boosting funding for Focus on Energy can help us meet our economic and environmental challenges While energy efficiency might not seem as flashy as solar panels or electric vehicles, it is the foundation of an effective strategy for ushering in a sustainable...
by Paul Mathewson | Mar 15, 2021 | clean energy, climate change, Energy & Climate
With the proposed rerouting of the Line 5 Pipeline in northern Wisconsin making headlines last year and currently going through the environmental impact analysis process with the Department of Natural Resources, this column takes a look at tar sands oil and its effect...
by Carly Michiels | Mar 5, 2021 | clean water, climate change, Other News, PFAS, state budget
Environment continues to be high priorities for governor Gov. Tony Evers continues to make the issues of water quality and climate change key tenets of his administration. The 2021-2023 State Budget was introduced by the governor in February, and it includes...
by Jon Drewsen | Feb 2, 2021 | climate change, dirty coal, Press Releases
Another important step towards our clean energy future Clean Wisconsin applauds Alliant Energy, Wisconsin Public Service, a subsidiary of the WEC Energy Group, and Madison Gas and Electric, for the announcement Tuesday of the closing of the jointly owned Columbia coal...
by Amber Meyer Smith | Dec 10, 2020 | climate change
For almost a year, the Governor’s Climate Change Task Force has been meeting to discuss ways Wisconsin can tackle climate change and help communities that are already experiencing its dramatic impacts. I was honored to be one of the 32 members appointed to serve on...
by Chelsea Chandler | Oct 2, 2020 | climate change, Electric Vehicles, Energy & Climate
The widespread adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) is a critical step in weaning our state off our unsustainable and unhealthy use of fossil fuels that drives local air pollution and global climate change. One of the main barriers to expanding EV use is access to...
