Press Releases
Wisconsin Must Move Forward Now to Protect Families from “Forever Chemicals”
This week the Biden Administration announced plans to combat PFAS pollution by taking action to develop a new national testing strategy, pursue drinking water regulations, and accelerate pollution cleanup. The announcement comes after years of delay by the EPA…
MG&E Agrees to Lower Fixed Charges, Expand Smart Thermostat Program in Rate Case Settlement
Madison Gas and Electric (MG&E) has agreed to lower its fixed charges for electricity, which had been among the highest in the state, after Clean Wisconsin and other advocacy groups intervened in its latest rate case…
Federal judge strikes down Trump-era water rule
An Arizona judge has tossed out a controversial Trump Administration rule that withdrew protections for vital streams and wetlands in Wisconsin and across the country. Known as the “Dirty Water Rule,” the policy dramatically restricted which waterways are safeguarded under the Clean Water Act, putting an estimated 3.5 million acres of Wisconsin wetlands at risk.
Holding Our Environment Hostage: NRB Chair’s Abuse of Power Leads to Disastrous Decision on Wolf Hunt
While Clean Wisconsin fully supports the lawsuit filed by Attorney General Josh Kaul yesterday to remove the chair of Wisconsin’s Natural Resources Board (NRB), it shouldn’t have to come to this. Last week, the NRB voted to allow hunters and trappers to kill 300...
Petition Filed With Federal Government To Force Climate Study Or Deny Funding For Wisconsin Gas Plant
In the continued fight to prevent the unneeded and reckless construction of the Nemadji Trail Energy Center (NTEC) in Superior, Wisconsin, the Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy, Sierra Club, Clean Wisconsin, and Honor the Earth are calling on the Biden...
Supreme Court Sides With Clean Wisconsin In Two Critical Environmental Cases
After years of court battles, the Wisconsin Supreme Court handed environmental advocates in the state a pair of victories today. The Court ruled in two separate cases, each named Clean Wisconsin v. Department of Natural Resources (DNR), that the DNR must exercise its...
Supreme Court Cases Could Have Profound Impact on DNR’s Ability to Protect Wisconsin’s Environment
The Wisconsin Supreme Court will issue decisions tomorrow on two separate cases, each named Clean Wisconsin v. Department of Natural Resources (DNR). Both cases look at the impact of a controversial 2011 law known as Act 21 on the DNR’s ability to protect the state’s waters.
USDA Study Exposes Wisconsin’s Failure to Protect Families from Water Pollution
Researchers with the US Dept. of Agriculture unveiled a new study examining the health impacts of water pollution in northeastern Wisconsin. The results are eye-opening—hundreds of people in Kewaunee County alone are getting sick with gastro-intestinal illnesses each year primarily because manure runoff from nearby farms is leaching into their drinking water.
Clean Wisconsin looks at next steps as Biden moves to replace Trump-era Water Rule
Clean Wisconsin among a coalition of environmental groups that sued to stop the rule
Environmental, agricultural groups lay out budget blueprint for clean water
Four environmental and agricultural groups, working as partners to bring about long-term solutions to Wisconsin’s water quality issues, detailed significant investments today that they urge the state to make when shaping the next budget and beyond.