Our Water Archives

Wisconsin’s bees are acting weird. Here’s why.

March 24, 2025

A pesticide used on virtually all of our corn and soybeans is harming pollinators at very low levels of exposure in ways that are only just being studied.…

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.…

Trump’s Threat to Safe Water (and how WI can fight back)

February 24, 2025

How bedrock protections like the Clean Water Act are at risk as the new administration targets regulations, research, and expert staff at the EPA. Find out what’s at stake and how Wisconsin can fight back.…

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 bigger picture: Connecting the dots between health and the environment

December 13, 2024

What do asthma, contaminated drinking water and climate change have in common? They’re all symptoms of the same root problem: pollution harming both…

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…

Strengthening local partnerships

December 13, 2024

We can accomplish more together than we can alone. This sentiment is especially true at Clean Wisconsin and other advocacy organizations that tackle…

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?…

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