Wisconsin celebrates one-year anniversary of Inflation Reduction Act
Today marks one year since President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) into law, and it’s already creating change in Wisconsin.
Author: Amy Barrilleaux, Communications Director
Evers’ Veto Supports Cleaner, Healthier Wisconsin Communities
Wisconsin communities will retain the ability to adopt policies phasing out the use of dangerous fossil fuels, thanks to Gov. Evers’ veto of Senate Bill 49.
Dangerous lawsuit puts water protections at risk
Lawsuit filed by state’s largest dairies would dismantle Wisconsin program to keep untreated animal waste our of our water.
Wisconsin’s Smoky Summer Should Be a Wakeup Call for Policymakers
“The public health threat that we’ve been enduring for weeks must be a wakeup call for policymakers. Fires in places like Canada and the western United States are both products and causes of climate change. There is action we can take right now to ensure that Wisconsin is part of the climate solution.”
Clean Wisconsin weighs-in on major PFAS bill, calls for changes to language that could weaken spills law
Bill provides funding to help Wisconsin communities address “forever chemicals” but could constrain state’s ability to hold polluters accountable.
Disastrous Supreme Court Ruling Underscores Importance of Wisconsin’s Wetland Protections
The U.S. Supreme Court has significantly weakened the Clean Water Act with Thursday’s Sackett vs. EPA ruling, and the implications for our nation’s waters are far-reaching.
New analysis reveals ammonia pollution hotspots in Wisconsin
It’s May, and in Wisconsin, that means peak season for dangerous ammonia air pollution. A new analysis of satellite imagery by Clean Wisconsin shows monthly concentrations of ammonia air pollution in our state are worst in May but last all summer long. “Emissions peak around May in the agricultural areas of the state, particularly in
EPA power plant rules would slash harmful air pollution and carbon emissions in Wisconsin
New pollution standards for coal and gas-fired power plants would have an enormous impact on public health and carbon emissions in Wisconsin. According to the Biden Administration, air pollution reduction measures announced today by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) would deliver as much as $85 billion in climate and public health benefits over the next
Clean Wisconsin, Sierra Club call on PSC to Rescind Approval of $700 Million Gas Power Plant
A planned methane gas plant for Superior, Wis., is increasingly likely to become an expensive, outdated waste of ratepayer money. That’s according to…
Agricultural and environmental groups partner on clean water budget priorities
Four agricultural and environmental groups are calling for significant investments in the next state budget as part of a long-term effort to address Wisconsin’s water quality issues.
