Fighting Fossil Fuels Archives

The Bad River at Copper Falls State Park. Photo: Clean Wisconsin

Line 5 Legal Battle: Environmental Groups File Petition for Judicial Review of Permit Decision

February 24, 2026

Petition calls for pipeline construction to remain on hold while decision is under review.…

How Superior WI Defeated a Gas Plant

February 16, 2026

In this episode, Amy talks with the mayor of Superior, Wis., about the long journey to defeat the Nemadji Trail Energy Center.…

Judge Upholds Permit for Line 5 Oil Pipeline

February 13, 2026

An administrative law judge has upheld a key permit granted last year by Wisconsin’s Department of Natural Resources for Canadian oil giant Enbridge to build 41 miles of new oil pipeline through northern Wisconsin. …

Why Wisconsin should be more like Texas!

February 2, 2026

What January’s major winter storm is teaching us about our power grid—and the painful lesson we are all going to learn this month about natural gas.…

Wisconsinites could soon be paying higher energy bills to keep aging coal plants open in Indiana

January 7, 2026

Families and businesses across Wisconsin will likely help pick up the tab once again to keep coal burning in another state. …

Federal budget hurts Wisconsin as big tech, gas and oil profit

November 25, 2025

In the months since Congress passed the so-called “Big Beautiful Bill,” Wisconsinites have already begun to feel its impact: higher energy costs, setbacks to clean energy progress, gutted programs that keep air pollution out of schools, and so much more. Share your story below!…