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Senate PFAS bill amendment falls short, but broad support remains for critical component of the bill

October 10, 2023

However, we know there is broad bipartisan support for the Municipal Grant Program provision in the bill. We call on the legislature to introduce the Municipal Grant Program as a standalone piece of legislation...…

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President Biden visits Wisconsin to celebrate IRA anniversary

October 3, 2023

Just one year after President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) into law, it’s already creating positive change in Wisconsin. Across the…

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Proposed EPA power plant rules would save Wisconsin millions in healthcare-related costs

October 2, 2023

  Power plant rules recently proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will have dramatic health impacts here in Wisconsin, according to a…

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Clean Wisconsin intervenes in lawsuit targeting water protections

October 2, 2023

  Clean Wisconsin is intervening in a dangerous lawsuit filed by Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce (WMC) that seeks to undermine critical water protections.…

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“Petty politics” over wolf hunt puts Wisconsin’s critical environmental protections at risk

September 29, 2023

“The legislature’s hardline insistence on an arbitrary number for the wolf population has resulted in the kind of petty politics Wisconsinites can’t stand. The committee’s vote is unfounded and unfair,” Kanter says.…

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New Analysis: Proposed EPA power plant rules would save Wisconsin millions in healthcare-related costs

September 25, 2023

Power plant rules recently proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will have dramatic health impacts here in Wisconsin, according to a new analysis from Clean Wisconsin.…

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Clean Wisconsin shares coal plant closure plan ahead of Alliant Energy rate case hearing

September 13, 2023

Alliant Energy could use available federal funding from the Inflation Reduction Act to finance closure of the Edgewater Unit 5 coal-fired power plant in Sheboygan, Wis., saving its ratepayers more than $168 million. That money could be reinvested in nearly 150 megawatts of clean, solar generation.…

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Clean Wisconsin, Wisconsin Farmers Union move to intervene in dangerous lawsuit targeting water protections

September 8, 2023

This week, Clean Wisconsin and the Wisconsin Farmers Union filed a motion to intervene in a lawsuit that threatens a critical state water protection program. The lawsuit seeks to undermine Wisconsin’s water pollution permitting program, which allows the DNR to oversee the way CAFOs manage animal waste.…

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Tainted Water: Dairy lobby sues Wisconsin over water protections

August 24, 2023

Beach closures, fish kills, green lakes. They are unfortunate signs of summer in Wisconsin. A big reason: untreated animal waste. Large dairies can…

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Wisconsin celebrates one-year anniversary of Inflation Reduction Act

August 16, 2023

Today marks one year since President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) into law, and it’s already creating change in Wisconsin.…

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