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Healthier Future for Wisconsin

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. …

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Episode 60: Hey Tech Companies, Your Gas is Showing

Hey Tech Companies, Your Gas is Showing!

November 24, 2025

In this episode, how AI is causing a fossil fuel boom in Wisconsin and the lawsuit just filed to try and stop it. …

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EPA proposes to roll back greenhouse gas reporting

November 9, 2025

If the federal government stops tracking greenhouse gas emissions, does the pollution cease to exist?…

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Wildfire smoke over Lake Monona

Wildfire Smoke in Wisconsin: Effects on Health

November 4, 2025

The number of days that Wisconsin’s air quality is affected by wildfire smoke has risen dramatically over the past 15 years, causing increased death and disruption in the state.…

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Wisconsin foots the bill for coal’s last hurrah

November 2, 2025

Our electricity bills are about to get higher because the Trump Administration is forcing a Michigan coal power plant to needlessly stay open.…

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Air pollution from power plant smokestack

Hazardous Air Pollutants & Environmental Justice in Wisconsin

October 30, 2025

Hazardous Air Pollutant (HAPs) can cancer or other serious health effects but there are currently no air quality standards for HAPs.…

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How much would you pay? Measuring the value of a clean environment

August 25, 2025

How much would you pay to swim in a clean lake? To fish in a pristine stream? You may not ever think about that, but meet somebody who does -- a lot…

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EPA power plant rules would slash harmful air pollution and carbon emissions in Wisconsin

July 18, 2025

New pollution standards for coal and gas-fired power plants would have an enormous impact on public health and carbon emissions in Wisconsin. According…

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Dangerous Smoke Blanketing Wisconsin Should be a Wakeup Call for Policymakers

July 13, 2025

"There is action we can take right now to ensure that Wisconsin is part of the climate solution.”…

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Gas-hungry data centers: The biggest threat to the clean energy transition?

July 8, 2025

With the recent change in federal administration, incentives for clean energy are at risk. And there is another trend threatening to derail decarbonization goals—the data center boom.…

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