Drinking Water Archives

Wisconsin Neonicotinoid Workgroup: Moving forward with collaboration and awareness

March 27, 2025

Neonicotinoid pesticides have become a topic of growing concern due to their environmental harms.…

This Groundwater Awareness Week, Clean Wisconsin calls on lawmakers to fund more well testing

March 12, 2025

As we mark national Groundwater Awareness Week, Clean Wisconsin and our partners are calling for $2.5 million in additional state budget funding for…

Wisconsin’s Salty Waters

March 3, 2025

Winter salt season is almost over, but it’s never over for Wisconsin lakes or even our drinking water wells.…

Leaded Skies: A Small Town’s Fight Against Leaded Aviation Fuel

February 17, 2025

It this episode, Amy talks with a small town Wisconsin lawmaker who is leading her community’s charge to get the lead our of our air. And she’s got an eye-opening study that shows how our drinking water could be at risk too.…

Wisconsin Neonic Forum: : Understanding the impact of neonicotinoid insecticides on agriculture and the environment

December 13, 2024

In October, hundreds of people gathered at UW Madison and tuned in online for the first ever Wisconsin Neonic Forum. The day-long event…

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…

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?…

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.”…

Wisconsin Neonic Forum

October 23, 2024

Researchers, advocates and agricultural experts came together for the first ever Wisconsin Neonics Forum.…

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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