by Jon Drewsen | May 22, 2020 | climate change, dirty coal, Press Releases
MADISON, WI — Clean Wisconsin strongly supports Alliant Energy’s plan to retire the Edgewater Unit 5 coal plants in Sheboygan by the end of 2022, which the utility announced Friday morning.“We’re pleased to see Alliant Energy making future-focused decisions to their...
by Jon Drewsen | May 4, 2020 | high-capacity wells, Press Releases
Withdrawing flawed opinion on high-capacity wells allows DNR to ‘do its job again’ Clean Wisconsin applauds Attorney General Josh Kaul for his decision on Friday, May 1, to withdraw a flawed opinion issued by former Attorney General Brad Schimel stating the Department...
by Jon Drewsen | Apr 29, 2020 | legal action, Press Releases, Wetlands
WASHINGTON – A coalition of environmental groups filed a lawsuit in federal court to block the Trump administration’s unlawful move to gut protections for many of America’s streams and wetlands.The administration’s disingenuously named “Navigable Waters...
by Jon Drewsen | Mar 11, 2020 | clean energy, Press Releases
MADISON, WI — Clean Wisconsin commends Gov. Tony Evers for selecting Tyler Huebner on Wednesday to serve as Commissioner of the Public Service Commission, filling the seat vacated by former Commissioner Mike Huebsch earlier this year. Clean Wisconsin President &...
by Jon Drewsen | Mar 3, 2020 | clean water, groundwater, Press Releases
MADISON, WI — Clean Wisconsin applauds Gov. Tony Evers for signing a bill into law on Tuesday that sets up a nutrient pollution trading clearinghouse. Amber Meyer Smith, Vice President of Programs and Government Relations for Clean Wisconsin, made the following...
by Jon Drewsen | Mar 3, 2020 | PFAS, Press Releases
GREEN BAY, WI — Clean Wisconsin joined State Sen. Dave Hansen (D-Green Bay) and members of Marinette-based group S.O.H.2.O at a press conference at the Brown County Courthouse on Tuesday on the State Assembly’s failure to pass meaningful legislation to protect...
