Reinforced Protections Against Untreated Animal Waste
January 30, 2024
Clean Wisconsin's intervention in a lawsuit targeting the state's water pollution permitting program helped maintain crucial protections for our surface and groundwaters.…
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Gov. Evers Pushes Legislature for Action on Toxic PFAS Chemicals
December 19, 2023
Statement from Clean Wisconsin Water and Agriculture Program Director Sara Walling about the Governor’s actions on PFAS today: “Communities across Wisconsin are dealing…
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Wisconsin Senate PFAS bill “too focused on protecting polluters”
November 14, 2023
The bill would result in PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ being treated differently than other hazardous substances under Wisconsin’s Spill’s Law. As written, the bill could limit the Department of Natural Resource’s ability to order remediation of PFAS on private property.…
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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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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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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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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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Under the Lens: Visualizing Ammonia Air Pollution
June 27, 2023
It’s summer, and in Wisconsin, that means peak season for dangerous ammonia air pollution. A new analysis of satellite imagery by Clean…
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Clean Wisconsin weighs-in on major PFAS bill, calls for changes to language that could weaken spills law
June 5, 2023
Bill provides funding to help Wisconsin communities address “forever chemicals” but could constrain state’s ability to hold polluters accountable.…
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