Clean Wisconsin joins coalition in lawsuit to stop clean water rollbacks
April 29, 2020
A coalition of environmental groups filed a lawsuit in federal court to block the Trump administration’s unlawful move to gut protections for many of America’s streams and wetlands.…
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Why we’re suing to stop the Nemadji Trail Energy Center
February 28, 2020
The environmental impacts, from a warming climate to local water concerns, would be felt by all Wisconsin residents. That’s why we feel it is important to take this legal stand.…
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Clean Wisconsin & Sierra Club challenge gas plant approval
February 28, 2020
Clean Wisconsin and the Sierra Club filed a lawsuit in Dane County Circuit Court on Friday asking for review of the Public Service Commission’s decision to approve construction of a large gas power plant proposed for a site in Superior, Wisconsin.…
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Clean Wisconsin sues EPA over Clean Power Plan replacement
August 14, 2019
Clean Wisconsin and nine other environmental organizations filed a lawsuit in federal court on Wednesday opposing the Trump Administration’s Affordable Clean Energy (ACE) rule, arguing the rule unlawfully sidesteps the Clean Air Act by relaxing emission standards that will increase carbon emissions and harm public health.…
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Two Clean Wisconsin legal cases accepted by Supreme Court
May 22, 2019
On April 9, the Wisconsin Supreme Court agreed to hear a pair of cases brought by Clean Wisconsin and its co-petitioners to protect Wisconsin’s water. The Court’s rulings will have a profound effect on how our water is—or is not—responsibility managed to ensure Wisconsin residents can safely use and enjoy our shared water resources.…
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Clean Wisconsin asks Supreme Court to reject Legislature’s motion to intervene
May 9, 2019
Clean Wisconsin issued the following statement after filing a response in opposition to the Legislature’s motion to intervene in two cases concerning permits…
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Clean Wisconsin legal cases move forward
May 6, 2019
You may have heard about some developments in our legal cases in the news last week. In case you haven’t, here’s what happened:…
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Two water cases sent to Supreme Court
February 20, 2019
On January 16, 2019, the District II Court of Appeals declined to rule on a pair of cases brought by Clean Wisconsin, and instead asked the Wisconsin Supreme Court to issue decisions in these disputes. The eventual rulings in each of these cases will have significant impacts on Wisconsin’s water and, potentially, the ability of the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and other state agencies to protect the environment and public health more broadly.…
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Clean Wisconsin tells EPA to reduce unhealthy smog
February 20, 2019
EPA strengthened ozone air quality standards in 2015 based on medical research showing that the 2008 standards did not fully protect public health. The 2015 standards were designed to improve air quality and to reduce health risks for children, older adults and people who have lung diseases such as asthma and emphysema.…
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Protected Van Loon Bottoms State Natural Area
May 24, 2016
Clean Wisconsin helped protect this critical natural area from a transmission line project.…
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