by Jon Drewsen | Jan 22, 2020 | PFAS, Press Releases
Natural Resources Board approves scope statements for needed water protections MADISON, WI — Clean Wisconsin commends the Natural Resources Board (NRB) for voting on Wednesday to allow the Department of Natural Resources to move forward with developing surface water,...
by Jon Drewsen | Dec 10, 2019 | clean water, groundwater, Press Releases
NR 151 scope statement approved by Natural Resources Board MADISON, WI — Clean Wisconsin applauds the Natural Resources Board for voting to start the process to develop new rules to reduce nitrate pollution from farm fields on Tuesday. This vote—the first major hurdle...
by Jon Drewsen | Oct 31, 2019 | clean energy, Press Releases, solar
MADISON, WI — Clean Wisconsin voiced support for Alliant Energy’s “Powering What’s Next” plan, which the utility announced on Thursday. A major component of this plan is for the utility to build 1,000 megawatts of solar in their Wisconsin service territory by 2023....
by Jon Drewsen | Oct 17, 2019 | climate change, Press Releases
MILWAUKEE — Clean Wisconsin applauds Gov. Tony Evers for signing an executive order at the Urban Ecology Center in Milwaukee on Thursday to establish a Climate Change Task Force. The task force will help to formulate a direction for climate change policies for...
by Jon Drewsen | Oct 10, 2019 | clean water, lead in drinking water, Press Releases
Clean Wisconsin issued the following statement after U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler announced a proposed update to the lead and copper rule on Thursday in Green Bay: “It’s about time EPA take this crisis seriously by putting...
by Jon Drewsen | Sep 12, 2019 | clean water, great lakes, Press Releases
MADISON, WI — Clean Wisconsin strongly criticizes the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s action today to repeal the Obama-era Waters of the U.S. rule that protects critically important small waterbodies, such as wetlands and streams, from pollution.“Too many rural...
