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Philomena Kebec harvests wild rice in the Kakagon Sloughs

“What Line 5 means for me…”

May 10, 2023

This sacred region — its waters, wildlife and traditions — is under threat because of the Line 5 pipeline. The pipeline carries nearly…

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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A planned methane gas plant for Superior, Wis., is increasingly likely to become an expensive, outdated waste of ratepayer money.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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A cleaner, healthier Wisconsin is within reach

December 8, 2022

  Wisconsin can slash carbon emissions and transform our economy within a generation. Our recently published Roadmap to Net Zero by 2050 paints…

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Quantifying Particulate Matter’s Outsized Impact on People of Color in Wisconsin

May 20, 2022

How People of Color are disparately impacted by exposure to harmful particulate matter air pollution in Wisconsin.…

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Circuit Court Decision on Nemadji Gas Plant is a Step Backward for Wisconsin

May 17, 2022

Today a Dane County Circuit Court judge upheld the Public Service Commission’s 2019 decision to greenlight construction the Nemadji Trail Energy Center, a…

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Opposing a new methane gas plant in Marathon County

May 4, 2022

The plant would increase greenhouse gas emissions in Wisconsin by 491,000 tons every year. The science is clear: Now is the time to…

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It’s time for bold, urgent action to move Wisconsin away from coal

November 3, 2021

The state’s largest energy provider has announced plans to stop burning coal within the next 14 years. WEC Energy Group, which owns the two largest remaining coal-fired plants in Wisconsin...…

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Just how bad is tar sands oil for our climate?

September 20, 2021

By now, most of us have heard the term, “tar sands.” These underground deposits of thick, sticky petroleum called bitumen can be found all over the world, but a massive deposit in Alberta, Canada, often gets the most attention...…

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Under the Lens: Just how bad is tar sands oil for the climate?

March 15, 2021

With the proposed rerouting of the Line 5 Pipeline in northern Wisconsin making headlines last year and currently going through the environmental impact analysis process with the Department of Natural Resources, this column takes a look at tar sands oil and its effect on climate change.…

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