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Transmission lines help fund key infrastructure and services in rural communities

October 3, 2023

What do broadband access, flood repairs and well water testing have in common? They have all been funded by the environmental impact fee from large transmission lines in rural Wisconsin communities.…

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Green infrastructure workday in Milwaukee

October 3, 2023

Clean Wisconsin staff rolled up their sleeves for a green infrastructure workday at Pilgrim Rest Church in Milwaukee. Over the past ten years,…

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Wisconsin’s Green Fire and Clean Wisconsin to launch two-year project re-envisioning farm conservation

October 3, 2023

Guest article by Fred Clark, Executive Director at Wisconsin’s Green Fire   With support from the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, Wisconsin’s Green…

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New Analysis: Proposed EPA power plant rules would save Wisconsin millions in healthcare-related costs

September 25, 2023

Power plant rules recently proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will have dramatic health impacts here in Wisconsin, according to a new analysis from Clean Wisconsin.…

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Clean Wisconsin shares coal plant closure plan ahead of Alliant Energy rate case hearing

September 13, 2023

Alliant Energy could use available federal funding from the Inflation Reduction Act to finance closure of the Edgewater Unit 5 coal-fired power plant in Sheboygan, Wis., saving its ratepayers more than $168 million. That money could be reinvested in nearly 150 megawatts of clean, solar generation.…

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Suppressing Solar? Alliant Energy, MG&E target home solar in rate plans

September 6, 2023

Net metering. It doesn’t sound that exciting, but it’s actually one of the biggest incentives for families and small businesses to go solar. When your rooftop panels produce more energy than you can use, that energy goes into the grid, and your utility credits you for it. Now, MG&E and Alliant Energy are taking aim at that net metering incentive. Both are seeking approval from the Public Service Commission to drastically change the way they treat customers who install solar panels.…

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Support A Clean Way to Move Energy

August 24, 2023

As seen in the Wisconsin State Journal   We may hardly notice the delivery of fossil fuels until disaster strikes. A gasoline tanker…

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Wisconsin celebrates one-year anniversary of Inflation Reduction Act

August 16, 2023

Today marks one year since President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) into law, and it’s already creating change in Wisconsin.…

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Health Benefits From EPA’s Proposed Regulations on Wisconsin Power Plants

August 5, 2023

Analysis finding that EPA’s proposed power plant rules will bring nearly $50 million in healthcare-related benefits for Wisconsin.…

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Farming the Sun: WI Farmers Find a Lifeline in Solar

July 30, 2023

It’s no secret, Wisconsin has been rapidly losing its small family farms, and with them, a way of life that’s defined much of our state for more than a century. But there is a lifeline coming.…

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