Category: Press Releases

Lawsuit threatened to undermine a critical state water protection program that helps keep untreated animal waste out of Wisconsin’s waterways and drinking water.

Today the Wisconsin Senate voted down Tyler Huebner’s appointment to the Public Service Commission, nearly four years after he began serving in the role.

Statement from Clean Wisconsin Water and Agriculture Program Director Sara Walling about the Governor’s actions on PFAS today: “Communities across Wisconsin are dealing with toxic PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ contaminating their drinking water, groundwater, lakes and streams.

Four environmental and agricultural groups, working as partners to bring about long-term solutions to Wisconsin’s water quality issues, cheered the signing of legislation this week to update the state’s farmland preservation program. The bipartisan bill, signed by Gov.

Wisconsin Republicans and Democrats are coming together to help farmers put more livestock out on grazing pasture. The Senate and Assembly recently introduced legislation to create a “Transition to Grass” program...

The bill would result in PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ being treated differently than other hazardous substances under Wisconsin’s Spill’s Law. As written, the bill could limit the Department of Natural Resource’s ability to order remediation of PFAS on private property.

Clean Wisconsin Resilient Communities Director Nancy Retana will become chair of the Milwaukee Estuary Area of Concern Community Advisory Committee (CAC) in January. Committee members unanimously chose Retana for the role at their meeting on Tuesday.

Clean Wisconsin has filed a brief with the U.S.

The Daybreak Fund has announced its inaugural round of funding, awarding some $1.4 million in grants to local nonprofits and community groups to help fight climate change, improve water quality, and address social inequities.

Wisconsinites want a healthy environment. They want a functioning state government where differences of opinion result in collaboration and compromise.