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Category: Press Releases

kitchen faucet with water running; Photo: Clean Wisconsin
Posted on October 10, 2023 By Amy Barrilleaux, Communications Director
In Press Releases

Senate PFAS bill amendment falls short, but broad support remains for critical component of the bill

However, we know there is broad bipartisan support for the Municipal Grant Program provision in the bill. We call on the legislature to introduce the Municipal Grant Program as a standalone piece of legislation...
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Gray wolf in fall
Posted on September 29, 2023 By Amy Barrilleaux, Communications Director
In Press Releases

“Petty politics” over wolf hunt puts Wisconsin’s critical environmental protections at risk

“The legislature’s hardline insistence on an arbitrary number for the wolf population has resulted in the kind of petty politics Wisconsinites can’t stand. The committee’s vote is unfounded and unfair,” Kanter says.
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Power plant on shore of Lake Michigan emitting greenhouse gas pollution and other toxic chemicals
Posted on September 25, 2023 By Clean Wisconsin
In Press Releases, Clean Air, Climate and Energy

New Analysis: Proposed EPA power plant rules would save Wisconsin millions in healthcare-related costs

Power plant rules recently proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will have dramatic health impacts here in Wisconsin, according to a new analysis from Clean Wisconsin.
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Coal plant smoke stack
Posted on September 13, 2023 By Amy Barrilleaux, Communications Director
In Press Releases, Climate and Energy

Clean Wisconsin shares coal plant closure plan ahead of Alliant Energy rate case hearing

Alliant Energy could use available federal funding from the Inflation Reduction Act to finance closure of the Edgewater Unit 5 coal-fired power plant in Sheboygan, Wis., saving its ratepayers more than $168 million.
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Livestock waste in water
Posted on September 8, 2023 By Amy Barrilleaux, Communications Director
In Press Releases, Legal News

Clean Wisconsin, Wisconsin Farmers Union move to intervene in dangerous lawsuit targeting water protections

This week, Clean Wisconsin and the Wisconsin Farmers Union filed a motion to intervene in a lawsuit that threatens a critical state water protection program.
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President Joe Biden speaks to workers and guests at Ingeteam manufacturer in Milwaukee.
Posted on August 16, 2023 By Amy Barrilleaux, Communications Director
In Press Releases, Climate and Energy, Government and Policy, Milwaukee

Wisconsin celebrates one-year anniversary of Inflation Reduction Act

Today marks one year since President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) into law, and it’s already creating change in Wisconsin.
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Wisconsin Capitol Building
Posted on August 4, 2023 By Amy Barrilleaux, Communications Director
In Press Releases, Clean Air, Climate and Energy, Government and Policy

Evers’ Veto Supports Cleaner, Healthier Wisconsin Communities

Wisconsin communities will retain the ability to adopt policies phasing out the use of dangerous fossil fuels, thanks to Gov. Evers’ veto of Senate Bill 49.
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Piles of cow manure on a farm
Posted on July 24, 2023 By Amy Barrilleaux, Communications Director
In Press Releases, Clean Water

Dangerous lawsuit puts water protections at risk

Lawsuit filed by state's largest dairies would dismantle Wisconsin program to keep untreated animal waste our of our water.
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Wildfire smoke over Lake Monona
Posted on June 27, 2023 By Amy Barrilleaux, Communications Director
In Press Releases, Clean Air, Climate and Energy

Wisconsin’s Smoky Summer Should Be a Wakeup Call for Policymakers

“The public health threat that we’ve been enduring for weeks must be a wakeup call for policymakers. Fires in places like Canada and the western United States are both products and causes of climate change.
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Posted on June 15, 2023 By Jacob Ahrens-Balwit, Strategic Communications Manager
In Press Releases

Current Air Quality in Wisconsin Ranks Among Worst in Country

The air quality in Wisconsin has reached concerning levels, particularly in the southwest region.
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