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EPA Announces Tougher Standards for Deadly Soot Pollution

February 7, 2024

Stronger soot pollution limits are expected to prevent 40 premature deaths in Wisconsin every year.…

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Victory for Clean Water Protections in Wisconsin!

January 30, 2024

Lawsuit threatened to undermine a critical state water protection program that helps keep untreated animal waste out of Wisconsin’s waterways and drinking water.…

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Senate Republicans vote to remove clean energy champion from the Public Service Commission

January 16, 2024

Today the Wisconsin Senate voted down Tyler Huebner’s appointment to the Public Service Commission, nearly four years after he began serving in the role.…

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Gov. Evers Pushes Legislature for Action on Toxic PFAS Chemicals

December 19, 2023

Statement from Clean Wisconsin Water and Agriculture Program Director Sara Walling about the Governor’s actions on PFAS today: “Communities across Wisconsin are dealing…

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Clean Water partners applaud bipartisan support of farmland preservation program

December 8, 2023

Four environmental and agricultural groups, working as partners to bring about long-term solutions to Wisconsin’s water quality issues, cheered the signing of legislation…

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Wisconsin Senate PFAS bill “too focused on protecting polluters”

November 14, 2023

The bill would result in PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ being treated differently than other hazardous substances under Wisconsin’s Spill’s Law. As written, the bill could limit the Department of Natural Resource’s ability to order remediation of PFAS on private property.…

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Clean Wisconsin’s Nancy Retana to chair Community Advisory Committee for the Milwaukee Estuary Area of Concern

November 9, 2023

Clean Wisconsin Resilient Communities Director Nancy Retana will become chair of the Milwaukee Estuary Area of Concern Community Advisory Committee (CAC) in January.…

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Clean Wisconsin Calls on Appeals Court to Order Immediate Line 5 Shut Down, Citing Imminent Risk of Rupture

November 2, 2023

Clean Wisconsin has filed a brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit calling for an immediate injunction against operation…

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New Local Fund Investing $1.4 Million to Fight Climate Change and Improve Water Quality in Western Lake Michigan Region

November 1, 2023

The Daybreak Fund has announced its inaugural round of funding, awarding some $1.4 million in grants to local nonprofits and community groups to…

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Uncovering Air Pollution

October 19, 2023

In this episode, Amy talks with Langston Verdin, founder of MKE Fresh Air Collective, a community-led air quality monitoring project in Milwaukee.…

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