by Jon Drewsen | Sep 21, 2020 | legal action, Press Releases, Wetlands
Ruling makes it clear: science needs to lead permitting process MADISON, WI — The Monroe County Circuit Court upheld an Administrative Law Judge’s ruling on Monday to deny a wetland fill permit to an out-of-state frac sand company. Their proposed project would have...
by Jon Drewsen | Aug 10, 2020 | clean water, legal action, Water, Wetlands
Every American deserves access to clean drinking water—without it we cannot survive. During the COVID-19 pandemic, our obligation to protect clean water is clearer than ever. This truth is why in 1972, Congress enacted the bipartisan Clean Water Act to protect our...
by Peyton David | Aug 9, 2020 | clean water, Water, Wetlands
In February, the US Environmental Protection Agency released its replacement to the Obama-era Waters of the US Rule. What environmental groups are calling the “Dirty Water Rule” eliminates a number of federal protections for ephemeral waters, such as small streams, as...
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 Ezra Meyer | Jan 24, 2020 | Water, Wetlands
The Trump Administration announced it is rolling back protections in the Clean Water Rule advanced by the Obama Administration. Drinking water crises in parts of Wisconsin, such as in the City of Milwaukee and in Kewaunee County, and across the country, in places like...
by Jon Drewsen | May 6, 2019 | groundwater, high-capacity wells, legal action, Press Releases, Wetlands
You may have heard about some developments in our legal cases in the news last week. In case you haven’t, here’s what happened: On Tuesday, April 30, the DNR Secretary decided he would not reinstate a permit to allow out-of-state frac sand company Meteor Timber...