Senate Republicans vote to remove clean energy champion from the Public Service Commission
Today the Wisconsin Senate voted down Tyler Huebner’s appointment to the Public Service Commission, nearly four years after he began serving in the role.
Author: Amy Barrilleaux, Communications Director
Gov. Evers Pushes Legislature for Action on Toxic PFAS Chemicals
Statement from Clean Wisconsin Water and Agriculture Program Director Sara Walling about the Governor’s actions on PFAS today: “Communities across Wisconsin are dealing with toxic PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ contaminating their drinking water, groundwater, lakes and streams. This year, $125 million was included in the state budget to help those communities access safe drinking water and
No more gas meter!
Can you imagine getting through a Wisconsin winter with no gas heating? The Madison Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends doesn’t have to imagine. They had the gas to their Meetinghouse disconnected in favor of geothermal heat pump technology and solar power. Originally built in 1914 with a coal boiler, the renovated and updated Meetinghouse
Clean Water partners applaud bipartisan support of farmland preservation program
Four environmental and agricultural groups, working as partners to bring about long-term solutions to Wisconsin’s water quality issues, cheered the signing of legislation this week to update the state’s farmland preservation program. The bipartisan bill, signed by Gov. Tony Evers as 2023 Wisconsin Act 42, increases the per-acre tax credits available to participating farmers, while
Bipartisan “Transition to Grass” legislation will help Wisconsin farmers improve soil, water and livestock health
Wisconsin Republicans and Democrats are coming together to help farmers put more livestock out on grazing pasture. The Senate and Assembly recently introduced legislation to create a “Transition to Grass” program…
Wisconsin Senate PFAS bill “too focused on protecting polluters”
The bill would result in PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ being treated differently than other hazardous substances under Wisconsin’s Spill’s Law. As written, the bill could limit the Department of Natural Resource’s ability to order remediation of PFAS on private property.
Clean Wisconsin’s Nancy Retana to chair Community Advisory Committee for the Milwaukee Estuary Area of Concern
Clean Wisconsin Resilient Communities Director Nancy Retana will become chair of the Milwaukee Estuary Area of Concern Community Advisory Committee (CAC) in January. Committee members unanimously chose Retana for the role at their meeting on Tuesday. “I’m honored to help lead this committee and work to ensure community members who have long been underrepresented in
Clean Wisconsin Calls on Appeals Court to Order Immediate Line 5 Shut Down, Citing Imminent Risk of Rupture
Clean Wisconsin has filed a brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit calling for an immediate injunction against operation of Enbridge’s Line 5 oil pipeline, which runs across the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa’s reservation near Lake Superior, saying a catastrophic rupture is imminent. Flooding along the Bad River
New Local Fund Investing $1.4 Million to Fight Climate Change and Improve Water Quality in Western Lake Michigan Region
The Daybreak Fund has announced its inaugural round of funding, awarding some $1.4 million in grants to local nonprofits and community groups to help fight climate change, improve water quality, and address social inequities. Launched in spring 2023, the Daybreak Fund is a collaborative of nine philanthropic partners seeking to protect the environment and support
Senate rejects Evers’ nominees to NRB
Wisconsinites want a healthy environment. They want a functioning state government where differences of opinion result in collaboration and compromise.
