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Fallout of ‘Forever Chemicals’

November 14, 2023

Some states have found PFAS tainting their milk and meat and contaminating crops. What are the health consequences of population-wide exposure to these toxic chemicals?…

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Uncovering Air Pollution

October 19, 2023

In this episode, Amy talks with Langston Verdin, founder of MKE Fresh Air Collective, a community-led air quality monitoring project in Milwaukee.…

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Senate PFAS bill amendment falls short, but broad support remains for critical component of the bill

October 10, 2023

However, we know there is broad bipartisan support for the Municipal Grant Program provision in the bill. We call on the legislature to introduce the Municipal Grant Program as a standalone piece of legislation...…

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Under the Lens: Hazardous Air Pollutants in Wisconsin

October 3, 2023

Over half of people of color in Wisconsin cities live within one mile of a facility that emits Hazardous Air Pollution. By Paul…

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Proposed EPA power plant rules would save Wisconsin millions in healthcare-related costs

October 2, 2023

  Power plant rules recently proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will have dramatic health impacts here in Wisconsin, according to a…

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New Analysis: Proposed EPA power plant rules would save Wisconsin millions in healthcare-related costs

September 25, 2023

Power plant rules recently proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will have dramatic health impacts here in Wisconsin, according to a new analysis from Clean Wisconsin.…

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Wisconsin’s Vanishing Bee

September 19, 2023

In this episode, we walk deep into the Wisconsin woods for the rarest of discoveries: a nest of endangered Rusty Patched Bumblebee queens.…

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Clean Wisconsin shares coal plant closure plan ahead of Alliant Energy rate case hearing

September 13, 2023

Alliant Energy could use available federal funding from the Inflation Reduction Act to finance closure of the Edgewater Unit 5 coal-fired power plant in Sheboygan, Wis., saving its ratepayers more than $168 million. That money could be reinvested in nearly 150 megawatts of clean, solar generation.…

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Health Benefits From EPA’s Proposed Regulations on Wisconsin Power Plants

August 5, 2023

Analysis finding that EPA’s proposed power plant rules will bring nearly $50 million in healthcare-related benefits for Wisconsin.…

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Evers’ Veto Supports Cleaner, Healthier Wisconsin Communities

August 4, 2023

Wisconsin communities will retain the ability to adopt policies phasing out the use of dangerous fossil fuels, thanks to Gov. Evers’ veto of Senate Bill 49.…

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