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New report: Nitrate Contamination Driving Health Crisis and Rising Costs in Wisconsin

October 2, 2025

Wisconsin faces a growing public health crisis from nitrate contamination in drinking water.…

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Nitrate Contamination Map, source: Clean Wisconsin

The Cost of Nitrate Contamination in Wisconsin’s Drinking Water

September 18, 2025

Wisconsin faces a growing public health crisis caused by widespread nitrate contamination in our drinking water.…

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Wisconsin Neonic Workgroup

July 8, 2025

Neonicotinoids, or neonics, are the most widely-used class of insecticides but are topic of growing concern due to their environmental impacts.…

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Clean Wisconsin helps organize Wisconsin’s first PFAS Summit

July 8, 2025

In a first-of-its-kind event, a state-wide PFAS group hosted its inaugural PFAS Summit at Rib Mountain State Park in Wausau earlier this summer.…

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Trump Administration moves to weaken standards for toxic ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water

May 14, 2025

A little more than a year after announcing its first ever drinking water standards for toxic PFAS chemicals, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is reversing course, announcing it intends to rescind regulations for four key types of toxic PFAS compounds.…

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Drinking Water Violations Within Wisconsin’s Public Water Systems

April 9, 2025

Everyone deserves clean, safe drinking water. In Wisconsin, about two-thirds of people get their drinking water from public water systems.…

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Microplastics in our bodies: How much do they hurt us?

April 7, 2025

What does all the plastic accumulating in our brains, arteries and reproductive systems mean for our health?…

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Microplastics in Our Bodies: Exposure & Potential Health Harms

April 4, 2025

Microplastics — small plastic particles often — are in the water we drink, the food we eat and the air we breathe.…

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Under the Lens: Microplastics in the environment and our bodies

March 27, 2025

Micro- and nanoplastics (MNPs) are ubiquitous in the environment. This includes the water we drink, the food we eat and the air we breathe.…

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Lessons from history: Regulatory responses to persistent pollutants

March 27, 2025

By now, most have heard mention of “forever chemicals,” referencing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS. But PFAS are not the first class of chemicals to hold this title.…

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