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Circuit Court upholds permit denial, protecting “imperiled” wetlands

Circuit Court upholds permit denial, protecting “imperiled” wetlands

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...
Dirty Water Rule puts Wisconsin’s drinking water at risk.

Dirty Water Rule puts Wisconsin’s drinking water at risk.

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...
Digging deeper: What are ephemeral streams and non-adjacent wetlands?

Digging deeper: What are ephemeral streams and non-adjacent wetlands?

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...
Clean Wisconsin joins coalition in lawsuit to stop clean water rollbacks

Clean Wisconsin joins coalition in lawsuit to stop clean water rollbacks

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...
Clean Wisconsin joins coalition in lawsuit to stop clean water rollbacks

Trump Administration’s rollback to the Clean Water Rule puts drinking water at risk

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...
Clean Wisconsin legal cases move forward

Clean Wisconsin legal cases move forward

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...
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