by Paul Mathewson | Feb 24, 2020 | clean water, groundwater
Nitrate is the most widespread groundwater contaminant in the state. While septic systems and wastewater contribute to the problem, the majority (90%) of nitrates come from agricultural sources, such as fertilizer and manure. The drinking standard in the U.S. of 10...
by Jon Drewsen | Feb 24, 2020 | groundwater, Nemadji Trail Energy Center, Podcast
Superior, Wisconsin, was once home to booming industries, which have all but disappeared. But recently, a new opportunity for economic development came knocking: a 625 megawatt gas-fired power plant on the banks of the Nemadji River, which feeds into Lake Superior....
by Scott Blankman | Feb 12, 2020 | clean energy, climate change, Energy & Climate
When the clock struck midnight on January 1 of this year, another clock started counting down. By the end of the 2020s, says the International Panel on Climate Change, we will need to have made drastic changes to the ways we produce energy, how we use it, and how we...
by Carly Michiels | Feb 5, 2020 | clean water, PAHs, PFAS, Water
On January 8th, 2020, the Water Quality Task Force released their much-anticipated report containing a new package of bills and recommendations to address water quality issues in the state. This comes roughly a year after drinking water pollution issues took the...
by Ezra Meyer | Jan 28, 2020 | PAHs, Water
Since 2016, Clean Wisconsin has been working on an issue where both water quality in our lakes and rivers across the state and public health in our communities are at stake. Right now, we have a lot of exciting news to share on recent developments both at the local...
by Jon Drewsen | Jan 27, 2020 | Podcast
Wisconsin’s environment is changing faster and more dramatically than anyone expected. But there’s another kind of change happening, too. Around the state, there’s a growing movement to try and stop the dangerous trends before it’s too late....
by Ezra Meyer | Jan 24, 2020 | great lakes, groundwater, Water
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 | Jan 22, 2020 | PFAS, Press Releases
Natural Resources Board approves scope statements for needed water protections MADISON, WI — Clean Wisconsin commends the Natural Resources Board (NRB) for voting on Wednesday to allow the Department of Natural Resources to move forward with developing surface water,...
by Katie Nekola | Jan 17, 2020 | climate change, Energy & Climate, Nemadji Trail Energy Center
On January 16, the Public Service Commission (PSC) approved, by a 2-1 vote, a construction permit for a new, 625 megawatt gas plant in Superior, called the Nemadji Trail Energy Center. Clean Wisconsin argued against construction of this project because the proposed...
by Carly Michiels | Jan 15, 2020 | PFAS, Water
Next week, the Department of Natural Resources will go before the Natural Resources Board, a citizen panel that oversees the agency, to seek approval to develop new groundwater, drinking, and surface water standards for the class of chemicals called PFAS. PFAS have...
