Supreme Court Win: CAFO Water Protections
December 25, 2021
In Clean Wisconsin v. Department of Natural Resources, the Supreme Court ruled the DNR must exercise its authority to protect Wisconsin’s water resources from manure pollution.…
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USDA Study Exposes Wisconsin’s Failure to Protect Families from Water Pollution
June 23, 2021
Researchers with the US Dept. of Agriculture unveiled a new study examining the health impacts of water pollution in northeastern Wisconsin. The results are eye-opening—hundreds of people in Kewaunee County alone are getting sick with gastro-intestinal illnesses each year primarily because manure runoff from nearby farms is leaching into their drinking water.…
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Clean Wisconsin joins agricultural, environmental groups to address rural drinking water pollution
March 12, 2021
While Wisconsin’s water quality challenges have received more attention from lawmakers the last couple of years, we haven’t seen the bold, transformative policies…
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Vicious Cycle: The Chance For Contamination
January 30, 2021
In ‘Vicious Cycle: The Chance For Contamination,’ farmers explain the why the nitrates are a necessity for their crops, how it can lead…
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Vicious Cycle: The Struggle For Clean Water
January 25, 2021
In “Vicious Cycle: The Struggle For Clean Water,” homeowners with contaminated wells relay their experience of fighting for clean water, experts explain the…
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Environmental, agricultural groups form initiative to advocate for clean water, thriving farms
December 15, 2020
Four environmental and agricultural groups are coming together to advocate for meaningful state-level policy changes that support clean water and resilient farms.…
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Health and Economic Impact of Nitrate Pollution In Drinking Water: A Wisconsin Case Study
October 23, 2020
Evaluating nitrate-attributable disease cases and adverse birth outcomes as well as their economic costs for Wisconsin.…
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The Year of Clean Drinking Water is over. What comes next?
March 16, 2020
Early last year, in his State of the State Address, Gov. Evers declared 2019 the Year of Clean Drinking Water. While 2019 is behind us, the governor has continually reiterated—through his words and actions—his support for efforts to address polluted drinking water that plagues too many Wisconsin residents.…
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Nitrate pollution’s impact on Wisconsin’s health & economy
February 24, 2020
Our research puts a number on the nitrate pollution crisis being felt around the state. Not only is this a serious threat to human health, but it has a major impact on our state’s economy.…
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Speaker’s Task Force on Water Quality Travels the State with End Result Still Unclear
August 19, 2019
Legislators have heard from citizens, researchers, county officials, and many other stakeholders about the diversity of water issues Wisconsin citizens face but haven’t given a lot of indication about what actions they are prepared to take to address these challenges.…
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