PFAS Pollution in Wisconsin
February 24, 2022
Everyone should be able to eat the fish they catch and drink the water flowing from their taps. But in Dane County and…
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NRB takes modest step to protect families from PFAS contamination, leaves out rural Wisconsinites
February 23, 2022
Today the Natural Resources Board voted on PFAS standards recommended by the Department of Natural Resources for drinking water, groundwater and surface water. The board voted down groundwater standards entirely, approved recommended...…
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Natural Resources Board Sees Widespread Public Support for State PFAS Standards
February 21, 2022
Elected leaders from communities across Wisconsin are calling on the Natural Resources Board (NRB) to approve state standards for harmful PFAS chemicals. The NRB will decide on Wednesday whether to approve the state’s first ever water quality standards for PFAS...…
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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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Supreme Court Win: CAFO Water Protections
December 25, 2021
In Clean Wisconsin v. Department of Natural Resources, the Supreme Court ruled the DNR must exercise its authority to protect Wisconsin’s water resources from manure pollution.…
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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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USDA Study Exposes Wisconsin’s Failure to Protect Families from Water Pollution
June 23, 2021
Researchers with the US Dept. of Agriculture unveiled a new study examining the health impacts of water pollution in northeastern Wisconsin. The results are eye-opening—hundreds of people in Kewaunee County alone are getting sick with gastro-intestinal illnesses each year primarily because manure runoff from nearby farms is leaching into their drinking water.…
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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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