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Clean Wisconsin calls on EPA to protect Wisconsinites from dangerous leaded aviation fuel

January 9, 2023

Small, recreational aircraft are the largest source of lead air pollution in Wisconsin. People living near airports that serve small planes are most at risk for exposure.…

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Wisconsin ranks third worst in country for air pollution exposure disparities

May 26, 2022

Clean Wisconsin's analysis shows Wisconsin has the 3rd largest racial disparity in the nation for exposure to particulate matter air pollution.…

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Quantifying Particulate Matter’s Outsized Impact on People of Color in Wisconsin

May 20, 2022

How People of Color are disparately impacted by exposure to harmful particulate matter air pollution in Wisconsin.…

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Circuit Court Decision on Nemadji Gas Plant is a Step Backward for Wisconsin

May 17, 2022

Today a Dane County Circuit Court judge upheld the Public Service Commission’s 2019 decision to greenlight construction the Nemadji Trail Energy Center, a…

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Opposing a new methane gas plant in Marathon County

May 4, 2022

The plant would increase greenhouse gas emissions in Wisconsin by 491,000 tons every year. The science is clear: Now is the time to…

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Clean Wisconsin and Other Leading Environmental Groups Call On U.S. Supreme Court to Reject Attack on Clean Air Act

March 4, 2022

Case could block Clean Air Act protections and drastically weaken the EPA’s ability to act on climate This week, the U.S. Supreme Court…

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Leading Environmental Groups and Trade Associations Ask Supreme Court to Reject Attack on the Clean Air Act

January 19, 2022

In a brief filed with the U.S. Supreme Court, environmental, public health and clean energy industry groups urge the Court to reject the coal industry’s radical attempt to strip the Environmental Protection Agency of its ability to confront the climate crisis.…

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A First Step: Infrastructure Act Invests in Clean Transportation, Safe Water and Climate Resilience

November 9, 2021

Clean Wisconsin applauds the passage of the Infrastructure and Jobs Act by Congress and the key environmental provisions it contains. Congress must now urgently turn its attention to the Build Back Better Act, the largest effort to fight climate change in American history.…

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It’s time for bold, urgent action to move Wisconsin away from coal

November 3, 2021

The state’s largest energy provider has announced plans to stop burning coal within the next 14 years. WEC Energy Group, which owns the two largest remaining coal-fired plants in Wisconsin...…

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