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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.…

3 Cheers for Climate Beer!

May 10, 2024

Kernza, the world's first perennial grain crop, could be a game changer when it comes to sustainable food production and using our land to help fight climate change. But the big question: does it make a good beer?…

New EPA power plant rules will save lives in Wisconsin

April 25, 2024

New EPA standards will slash carbon, coal ash, mercury, contaminated wastewater and other toxic pollution from power plants…

Back to the Future: We Energies Doubles Down on Fossil Fuel

April 19, 2024

Twenty-four years ago, Wisconsin Electric Power Company launched the largest power plant building spree our state had ever seen. Called “Power the Future”…

Why Wisconsin Needs New Building Codes

March 19, 2024

By Matt Ouren, Stakeholder Engagement Manager & Tom Agger, Clean Buildings Manager 2009 called… it wants its building codes back. Wisconsin’s current residential…

Harnessing the IRA: Holy Wisdom Monastery’s Net Zero Journey

March 19, 2024

Located just 4 miles from downtown Middleton, Holy Wisdom Monastery sits on 130 acres of restored prairie surrounded by an oak forest with…

Wisconsin’s Rural Solar Boom

March 19, 2024

In 2023, the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin approved six new solar farms totaling 1.3 gigawatts. That’s about twice the amount approved the…

Rethinking Reliability: Winter storms expose myth of reliable natural gas

March 19, 2024

This was an unusual winter for Wisconsin with less snow and higher temps than average, but two weeks of brutal cold in January…

Bipartisan EV Charging Bills Unlock $78 Million in Critical Federal Funds for Wisconsin

March 12, 2024

New law will accelerate Wisconsin’s transition to clean transportation Today the Wisconsin legislature took the final step to approve changes to Wisconsin’s electric…

Truth About Natural Gas

March 8, 2024

"Replacing coal with gas isn't going to get us anywhere close to where we need to be. These things are locked in."…

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