DNR issues Environmental Impact Statement for Line 5 pipeline
September 12, 2024
Calgary-based Enbridge, Inc. is seeking permits from the DNR that would allow the company to reroute its pipeline across 186 northern Wisconsin waterways and 612 acres of wetlands.…
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Wisconsin Supreme Court Moves to Protect Critical Natural Areas
July 5, 2024
Today the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled 6-1 that a statute allowing the legislative Joint Committee on Finance (JCF) to block Knowles-Nelson Stewardship projects violates the Wisconsin constitution.…
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Rulings from U.S. Supreme Court a disaster for the environment
June 28, 2024
“Piece by piece, the U.S. Supreme Court is dismantling environmental regulation, taking apart the foundation of what has allowed us to clean up the air and water since the 1970s."…
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Clean Wisconsin takes legal action to protect communities from toxic mercury pollution
June 12, 2024
“This standard limits the amount of mercury, heavy metals, hydrochloric acid and other toxic pollutants that power plants are allowed to release into our environment, and there is no question we need those limits to be as strong as possible.”…
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Environmental Groups Warn Against Fast-Tracking Federal Review of Line 5 Pipeline Project in Northern Wisconsin
May 16, 2024
“Holding the public hearing now, before the Army Corps has all the information it needs to fully assess the risks to our wetlands and waterways, is premature and unfairly deprives the public of a meaningful opportunity to participate in the process,” said Brett Korte, staff attorney with Clean Wisconsin.…
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New EPA Standards for PFAS will protect millions of Wisconsinites
April 10, 2024
About 355,000 Wisconsinites are served by systems that do not meet the new EPA standards for PFAS.…
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Clean Wisconsin Calls on Gov. Evers to Veto PFAS Bill that Protects Polluters
April 3, 2024
“This bill puts the burden of PFAS cleanup on Wisconsin taxpayers instead of polluters. It isn’t fair, and it doesn’t reflect the values of our state,” says Clean Wisconsin Water and Agriculture Program Director Sara Walling.…
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Bipartisan EV Charging Bills Unlock $78 Million in Critical Federal Funds for Wisconsin
March 12, 2024
New law will accelerate Wisconsin’s transition to clean transportation Today the Wisconsin legislature took the final step to approve changes to Wisconsin’s electric…
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Clean Wisconsin Intervenes in Pair of Federal Lawsuits Aimed at Dismantling EPA Authority
February 28, 2024
"It’s important for people to understand these cases are not happening in a vacuum. They’re happening one after another on the Federal level and state level all across the country.”…
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PFAS Bill Puts Burden of Cleanup on Wisconsin Taxpayers
February 26, 2024
The legislature's PFAS bill would result in PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ being treated differently than other hazardous substances under Wisconsin’s Spill’s Law.…
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