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PSC approves most powerful solar project in Wisconsin history

December 13, 2024

Vista Sands Solar will displace millions of tons of carbon dioxide and other pollutants over its lifespan.…

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Clean Wisconsin among latest recipients of climate resilience funding via Daybreak Fund

December 13, 2024

The Daybreak Fund has announced its 2024 grants, providing nearly $1.6 million in grants to nonprofit organizations and community groups dedicated to addressing…

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The Safe Drinking Water Act reaches its 50th anniversary

December 13, 2024

By Hannah S. Richerson, Clean Water Program Manager, and Evan Feinauer, Staff Attorney December 2024 marks the 50th anniversary of the initial enactment…

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Midwest grid operator approves plan that will support dramatic clean energy growth in Wisconsin

December 13, 2024

“Wisconsin is moving from relying on dangerous, expensive coal and gas power plants to clean solar, wind, and batteries. More transmission lines directly enable a clean electricity future that is reliable and affordable.”…

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Clean Wisconsin, partners move to block Line 5 permits

December 12, 2024

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources issued permits in November that would allow Canadian oil giant Enbridge to clear trees, dig trenches and fill wetlands to make way for a new 41-mile segment of its Line 5 pipeline.…

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Clean Wisconsin brings gas plant challenge to Supreme Court

December 6, 2024

The plant would release almost 3 million tons of greenhouse gases and 200 tons of other dangerous pollutants such as nitrogen oxide and volatile organic compounds every year in a neighborhood already burdened by industrial emissions…

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Clean Wisconsin considers legal challenge to Line 5 permits

November 14, 2024

The proposed pipeline route, which crosses 186 northern Wisconsin waterways and hundreds of acres of wetlands, is upstream of Copper Falls State Park and poses a huge risk to the Bad River watershed and Lake Superior.…

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Critical federal environmental protections, climate initiatives will be targeted in next administration

November 7, 2024

“Protecting the water we drink, the air we breathe, the places where we swim and fish, our climate—these should not be partisan issues. If these are things we all care about, we’re going to have to fight hard for them.”…

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More Than 1,000 Wisconsinites Sign Open Letter to Microsoft

October 22, 2024

People from across Wisconsin are joining environmental and health advocates to call on Microsoft to power its new AI data center with local clean energy.…

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EPA requires removal of all lead pipes within a decade

October 8, 2024

In 10 years, Wisconsin families will no longer be drinking water contaminated with toxic lead from lead service lines.…

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