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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We Energies pushes back coal plant retirement
June 26, 2025
"This is a company that time and time again has taken a shortsighted, profit-driven approach to energy production and planning, and its customers are paying for it."…
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Trump order to keep Michigan coal plant running could mean higher energy bills in Wisconsin
June 17, 2025
Consumers Energy wants to recoup costs to bring a coal plant back online through price increases on customers across the Midwest grid.…
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PSC approves plan to power AI data center with gas plants
May 22, 2025
Decision will bring 1,200 MW of new, dirty power to southeast Wisconsin.…
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What causes inequitable environmental burden in Wisconsin
April 9, 2025
Non-white and lower income populations experience higher cumulative environmental health burden in most Wisconsin urban areas analyzed. Lead paint exposure, traffic-related air pollution, hazardous pollution sources, and impervious surfaces are the most important contributors to existing racial/ethnic and socioeconomic disparities.…
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Who is harmed by environmental burden in Wisconsin?
April 9, 2025
The vast majority (70-95%) of communities with the highest environmental burden are in the southeast region, mostly concentrated in the Milwaukee urban area. Non-white communities face higher cumulative environmental health burden in Wisconsin, with these racial/ethnic disparities among the highest in surrounding states. …
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Leaded Skies: A Small Town’s Fight Against Leaded Aviation Fuel
February 17, 2025
It this episode, Amy talks with a small town Wisconsin lawmaker who is leading her community’s charge to get the lead our of our air. And she’s got an eye-opening study that shows how our drinking water could be at risk too.…
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The bigger picture: Connecting the dots between health and the environment
December 13, 2024
What do asthma, contaminated drinking water and climate change have in common? They’re all symptoms of the same root problem: pollution harming both…
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Clean Wisconsin takes legal action to protect communities from toxic mercury pollution
June 12, 2024
“This standard limits the amount of mercury, heavy metals, hydrochloric acid and other toxic pollutants that power plants are allowed to release into our environment, and there is no question we need those limits to be as strong as possible.”…
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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…
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