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Why the carbon-free by 2050 goal matters

September 4, 2019

Without this goal as a starting point, we wouldn’t get anywhere.…

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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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Trump’s ‘Dirty Power Plan’ won’t turn back clock on energy

June 19, 2019

Clean Wisconsin criticized the Environmental Protection Agency’s rewrite of the Clean Power Plan Wednesday, saying the new rule does not change the reality that clean energy like wind and solar are more economical than coal and natural gas.…

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Fossil Fuels in the Northland

May 22, 2019

Why we don’t need a new gas plant in Wisconsin.…

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Clean Wisconsin applauds Madison Gas & Electric for carbon reduction goal

May 14, 2019

Clean Wisconsin applauds Madison Gas and Electric for their announcement today of plans to reach net-zero carbon electricity by 2050. MGE is now…

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Adoption of EPA Clean Power Plan

August 24, 2016

The Clean Power Plan set the first-ever limits on carbon pollution from power plants in the United States.…

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Established Wind Energy Siting Framework

April 24, 2016

Wisconsin Administrative Code PSC 128 provides a clear and consistent framework for clean wind projects…

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Prevented Construction of Coal Plant Along Mississippi River

January 11, 2016

In 2008, and for the first time in state history, the PSC voted unanimously to reject a new coal plant proposal.…

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Set Statewide Goals for Clean Energy Adoption

December 24, 2015

Passed in 2006, Wisconsin Act 141 is a collection of significant victories that promote the adoption of clean energy sources and energy efficiency.…

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Established Wisconsin Power Plant Mercury Rule

November 13, 2015

Clean Wisconsin catalyzed the effort to establish nation-leading emission standards for coal-fired power plants in 2004.…

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