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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2021 in Review: Clean Wisconsin wins pair of landmark state Supreme Court cases
December 21, 2021
On July 8th, after nearly a decade of litigation, the Wisconsin Supreme Court issued two massive rulings for Wisconsin’s waters...…
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Modeling Shows Koshkonong Solar Energy Center Will Improve Health of Nearby Waterways
December 8, 2021
It’s no surprise the utility-scale Koshkonong Solar Energy Center will make a difference when it comes to our climate. But recent research from Clean Wisconsin also shows the project will bring good news for area waterways.…
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Legislative Roadblocks Force DNR to Abandon Water Pollution Protections
November 17, 2021
This year, Wisconsin was on the verge of taking important steps to tackle the most widespread water pollution issue in the state. Harmful chemicals called nitrates coming from agricultural activities have been contaminating the drinking water of tens of thousands of rural Wisconsin families for years...…
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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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Investing in one of our nation’s great waterways
March 17, 2021
To date, the Mississippi River, one of America’s iconic waterways, has received no such investment, but hopefully that will soon change. Clean Wisconsin recently joined the Mississippi River Restoration and Resilience Initiative (MRRRI), a coalition of national, regional, and state groups seeking to create a program like the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative for the Mississippi River Basin.…
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Legal update: State Supreme Court hears two major environmental cases
March 12, 2021
After years of hard work, and a long procedural delay, a pair of legal cases brought by Clean Wisconsin and its co-petitioners to protect Wisconsin’s water are finally being heard by the Wisconsin Supreme Court. The Court’s rulings in these cases will have a profound effect on how Wisconsin’s water is—or is not—protected.…
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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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