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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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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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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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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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