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MADISON — Governor Doyle today called on the State legislature to convene in a special session on Thursday, April 17th and pass the Great Lakes Compact, an agreement between eight states and two Canadian provinces not to divert water outside of the Great Lakes region.

MADISON — Clean Wisconsin and state residents voiced their support today for a strong mercury reductions rule at a public hearing held by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.

MADISON — Governor Doyle called on the Wisconsin Assembly to pass the Great Lakes Compact before the end of their session this week. The Great Lakes Compact passed through the state Senate last week, with a 26-6 bipartisan supermajority.

MADISON — The Great Lakes Compact, an agreement among the eight Great Lakes state governors to manage Great Lakes water, passed through the Wisconsin State Senate with a 26-6 bipartisan supermajority.

Citizens respond to Alliant Energy’s proposed coal-fired power plant PORTAGE — Citizens from across the state voiced their concerns about global warming Wednesday night at a Portage meeting hosted by the Public Service Commission (PSC) to get input about Alliant Energy’s proposal to build a new coal-fired power plant adjacent to the site of their

Bipartisan proposal backed by key environment groups would cut red tape for smaller projects MADISON — Facilities providing power from wind would get faster and easier approval under a bill introduced today by State Rep. Phil Montgomery (R-Green Bay) and State Sen.

MADISON — Today Clean Wisconsin, Sierra Club, Wisconsin League of Conservation Voters and Wisconsin Wildlife Federation congratulated Governor Doyle, the Department of Natural Resources and the Wisconsin Department of Justice for their victory over the Bush Administration’s illegal attempt to deregulate mercury emissions from coal fired power plants. Under the Clean Air Act, the U.S.

MADISON — After monitoring Wednesday evening’s presentation of the State of the State address by Governor Doyle, Clean Wisconsin issued the following statement applauding two key environmental elements of the speech.

MADISON — After more than two years of meetings the Groundwater Advisory Committee (GAC), today released its final report to the legislature. The report analyzes how Wisconsin’s current groundwater law is working and offers recommendations for improvement.