Legal update: State Supreme Court hears two major environmental cases
March 12, 2021
After years of hard work, and a long procedural delay, a pair of legal cases brought by Clean Wisconsin and its co-petitioners to protect Wisconsin’s water are finally being heard by the Wisconsin Supreme Court. The Court’s rulings in these cases will have a profound effect on how Wisconsin’s water is—or is not—protected.…
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Air Pollution Protections: Clean Wisconsin v. EPA
December 25, 2020
Our 2020 victory in the Clean Wisconsin v. EPA lawsuit won important clean air protections for Wisconsin.…
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Circuit Court upholds permit denial, protecting “imperiled” wetlands
September 21, 2020
Ruling makes it clear: science needs to lead permitting process MADISON, WI — The Monroe County Circuit Court upheld an Administrative Law Judge’s…
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Breathing easier
August 4, 2020
In a major victory for Wisconsin’s air quality, a federal appeals court judge ruled on July 10, 2020 that the US Environmental Protection Agency had failed to protect Wisconsin residents from ozone pollution when determining which counties met health standards for the pollutant.…
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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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