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Healthier Future for Wisconsin

The bigger picture: Connecting the dots between health and the environment

December 13, 2024

What do asthma, contaminated drinking water and climate change have in common? They’re all symptoms of the same root problem: pollution harming both…

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The Safe Drinking Water Act reaches its 50th anniversary

December 13, 2024

By Hannah S. Richerson, Clean Water Program Manager, and Evan Feinauer, Staff Attorney December 2024 marks the 50th anniversary of the initial enactment…

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What Trump 2.0 means for our environment

November 11, 2024

What does a new, better-prepared Trump Administration mean for the water we drink, the air we breathe, the safety of our food, our climate?…

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Critical federal environmental protections, climate initiatives will be targeted in next administration

November 7, 2024

“Protecting the water we drink, the air we breathe, the places where we swim and fish, our climate—these should not be partisan issues. If these are things we all care about, we’re going to have to fight hard for them.”…

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Neurotoxins on Our Plates

October 13, 2024

For the past 25 years, we've been putting neurotoxins on our food. Neonicotinoids are potent chemicals that attack the central nervous systems of insects.…

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EPA requires removal of all lead pipes within a decade

October 8, 2024

In 10 years, Wisconsin families will no longer be drinking water contaminated with toxic lead from lead service lines.…

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Understanding the impact of neonicotinoid insecticides

September 27, 2024

Neonicotinoids, commonly referred to as neonics, are a class of neuro-active insecticides that have become pervasive in modern agriculture. Chemically similar to nicotine,…

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All the Money in the World

August 20, 2024

New research reveals how much it would cost to remove toxic PFAS 'forever' chemicals from the environment at the same rate we're currently producing and using them.…

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Clean Wisconsin takes legal action to protect communities from toxic mercury pollution

June 12, 2024

“This standard limits the amount of mercury, heavy metals, hydrochloric acid and other toxic pollutants that power plants are allowed to release into our environment, and there is no question we need those limits to be as strong as possible.”…

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No Mow May: Does it work?

April 28, 2024

In this episode, Amy walks through a typical Wisconsin yard with pollinator expert Elizabeth Braatz.…

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