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Reinforced Protections Against Untreated Animal Waste

January 30, 2024

Clean Wisconsin's intervention in a lawsuit targeting the state's water pollution permitting program helped maintain crucial protections for our surface and groundwaters.…

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Gov. Evers separation of powers lawsuit argues overreach of legislative committees

December 19, 2023

Who gets to decide? That is the question raised by a lawsuit Governor Evers filed directly in the Wisconsin Supreme Court on October 31, 2023.…

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Clean energy wins in Alliant rate case

December 19, 2023

Utility rate cases, although often overlooked, play a crucial role in influencing not only customer costs but also shaping energy policy in Wisconsin.…

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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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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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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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Dangerous lawsuit puts water protections at risk

July 24, 2023

Lawsuit filed by state's largest dairies would dismantle Wisconsin program to keep untreated animal waste our of our water.…

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Disastrous Supreme Court Ruling Underscores Importance of Wisconsin’s Wetland Protections

May 26, 2023

The U.S. Supreme Court has significantly weakened the Clean Water Act with Thursday’s Sackett vs. EPA ruling, and the implications for our nation’s waters are far-reaching.…

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Clean Wisconsin, Sierra Club call on PSC to Rescind Approval of $700 Million Gas Power Plant

April 20, 2023

A planned methane gas plant for Superior, Wis., is increasingly likely to become an expensive, outdated waste of ratepayer money. That’s according to...…

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