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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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Clean Wisconsin applauds announced closing of Columbia power plant

February 2, 2021

The closing of this coal plant is yet another step towards our clean energy future in Wisconsin, reducing our carbon emissions and protecting public health.…

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Air Pollution Protections: Clean Wisconsin v. EPA

December 25, 2020

Our 2020 victory in the Clean Wisconsin v. EPA lawsuit won important clean air protections for Wisconsin.…

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Breathing easier

August 4, 2020

In a major victory for Wisconsin’s air quality, a federal appeals court judge ruled on July 10, 2020 that the US Environmental Protection Agency had failed to protect Wisconsin residents from ozone pollution when determining which counties met health standards for the pollutant.…

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Statement supporting shuttering of Edgewater 5 coal plant

May 22, 2020

MADISON, WI — Clean Wisconsin strongly supports Alliant Energy’s plan to retire the Edgewater Unit 5 coal plants in Sheboygan by the end of 2022, which the utility announced Friday morning.…

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The Myth of “Intermittent” Renewable Energy

October 16, 2019

Here's why we don't need another gas plant in Wisconsin.…

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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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