Clean Wisconsin applauds Madison Gas & Electric for carbon reduction goal
May 14, 2019
Clean Wisconsin applauds Madison Gas and Electric for their announcement today of plans to reach net-zero carbon electricity by 2050. MGE is now…
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Clean Wisconsin asks Supreme Court to reject Legislature’s motion to intervene
May 9, 2019
Clean Wisconsin issued the following statement after filing a response in opposition to the Legislature’s motion to intervene in two cases concerning permits…
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Clean Wisconsin legal cases move forward
May 6, 2019
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:…
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Gov. Tony Evers declares 2019 the Year of Clean Drinking Water
February 20, 2019
The two year 2019-2020 Legislative Session officially kicked off in early January with the inauguration of a new Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, and Treasurer. Fourteen brand new legislators took office, and four Representatives were elected to the Senate. Republicans maintained their majorities in both houses – 19-14 in the State Senate and 63-36 in the State Assembly.…
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Two water cases sent to Supreme Court
February 20, 2019
On January 16, 2019, the District II Court of Appeals declined to rule on a pair of cases brought by Clean Wisconsin, and instead asked the Wisconsin Supreme Court to issue decisions in these disputes. The eventual rulings in each of these cases will have significant impacts on Wisconsin’s water and, potentially, the ability of the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and other state agencies to protect the environment and public health more broadly.…
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Clean Wisconsin tells EPA to reduce unhealthy smog
February 20, 2019
EPA strengthened ozone air quality standards in 2015 based on medical research showing that the 2008 standards did not fully protect public health. The 2015 standards were designed to improve air quality and to reduce health risks for children, older adults and people who have lung diseases such as asthma and emphysema.…
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Statement on Governor’s pledge for funding SWIGG study, well compensation grant program
February 13, 2019
The provisions announced today by Governor Evers underscore that framework and highlight a vision for how we live up to his commitment to make 2019 the Year of Clean Drinking Water.…
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Southwest Wisconsin private well data alarming
January 2, 2019
“These alarming results should be a wakeup call for our leaders at all levels of government to get to the bottom of this problem and ultimately address it."…
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Clean Wisconsin challenges EPA over ozone pollution
November 15, 2018
On August 1, 2018, Clean Wisconsin sued the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in federal court, challenging a rule that exposes thousands of Wisconsin residents to ozone pollution.…
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Southwest Wisconsin counties launch well water quality study
November 14, 2018
Drinking water contamination issues continue to surface around the state, and now some Southwest Wisconsin counties are stepping up to get on top of potential well water contamination.…
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