Federal judge strikes down Trump-era water rule
September 1, 2021
An Arizona judge has tossed out a controversial Trump Administration rule that withdrew protections for vital streams and wetlands in Wisconsin and across the country. Known as the “Dirty Water Rule,” the policy dramatically restricted which waterways are safeguarded under the Clean Water Act, putting an estimated 3.5 million acres of Wisconsin wetlands at risk.…
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Supreme Court Sides With Clean Wisconsin In Two Critical Environmental Cases
July 8, 2021
After years of court battles, the Wisconsin Supreme Court handed environmental advocates in the state a pair of victories today. The Court ruled…
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Circuit Court upholds permit denial, protecting “imperiled” wetlands
September 21, 2020
Ruling makes it clear: science needs to lead permitting process MADISON, WI — The Monroe County Circuit Court upheld an Administrative Law Judge’s…
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Digging deeper: What are ephemeral streams and non-adjacent wetlands?
August 9, 2020
The Dirty Water Rule will have major impacts to water quality due to the importance of ephemeral streams and non-adjacent wetlands. But what are these waterbodies?…
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Protected Van Loon Bottoms State Natural Area
May 24, 2016
Clean Wisconsin helped protect this critical natural area from a transmission line project.…
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