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Evers Takes Action for Rural Wisconsin Families Dealing with PFAS and Nitrate Pollution

October 4, 2022

Every family in Wisconsin deserves safe water, but tens of thousands of rural Wisconsinites can’t drink the water flowing from their taps because…

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Wisconsin gets first ever standards for PFAS as EPA warns the “forever chemicals” pose far greater risk than once thought

June 15, 2022

After years of work from the Department of Natural Resources and the Department of Health Services, along with tireless advocacy from families and…

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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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Paul discussing PFAS at Lake Mendota

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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