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.
Author: Amy Barrilleaux, Communications Director
Senate PFAS bill amendment falls short, but broad support remains for critical component of the bill
However, we know there is broad bipartisan support for the Municipal Grant Program provision in the bill. We call on the legislature to introduce the Municipal Grant Program as a standalone piece of legislation…
Proposed EPA power plant rules would save Wisconsin millions in healthcare-related costs
Power plant rules recently proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will have dramatic health impacts here in Wisconsin, according to a new analysis from Clean Wisconsin. More than 75 percent of the state’s electricity still comes from burning coal and methane gas, making the power sector the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions
Clean Wisconsin intervenes in lawsuit targeting water protections
Clean Wisconsin is intervening in a dangerous lawsuit filed by Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce (WMC) that seeks to undermine critical water protections. WMC is suing the state on behalf of Wisconsin Dairy Alliance and Venture Dairy Cooperative, lobbying groups representing a number of large, concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs). Contamination from animal waste is
“Petty politics” over wolf hunt puts Wisconsin’s critical environmental protections at risk
“The legislature’s hardline insistence on an arbitrary number for the wolf population has resulted in the kind of petty politics Wisconsinites can’t stand. The committee’s vote is unfounded and unfair,” Kanter says.
Clean Wisconsin shares coal plant closure plan ahead of Alliant Energy rate case hearing
Alliant Energy could use available federal funding from the Inflation Reduction Act to finance closure of the Edgewater Unit 5 coal-fired power plant in Sheboygan, Wis., saving its ratepayers more than $168 million. That money could be reinvested in nearly 150 megawatts of clean, solar generation.
Clean Wisconsin, Wisconsin Farmers Union move to intervene in dangerous lawsuit targeting water protections
This week, Clean Wisconsin and the Wisconsin Farmers Union filed a motion to intervene in a lawsuit that threatens a critical state water protection program. The lawsuit seeks to undermine Wisconsin’s water pollution permitting program, which allows the DNR to oversee the way CAFOs manage animal waste.
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.
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.
