Last Line of Defense: Battle Over Wisconsin Gas Plant Intensifies
“We’re the last line of defense to protect our, our, our sacred spaces, our water, our air.”
Author: Clean Wisconsin
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A Toast to 1939
1939 — It’s the year researchers at the University of Wisconsin developed a hearty red corn that could tolerate Wisconsin winters and feed the state’s dairy cows. Before long, farms all over the state were sending trainloads of their ruby red corn to feed livestock across the country. But it didn’t last. The 1970s ushered
Fallout of ‘Forever Chemicals’
Some states have found PFAS tainting their milk and meat and contaminating crops. What are the health consequences of population-wide exposure to these toxic chemicals?
Uncovering Air Pollution
In this episode, Amy talks with Langston Verdin, founder of MKE Fresh Air Collective, a community-led air quality monitoring project in Milwaukee.
Taste the Change: Wisconsin Kernza®
By Jacob Ahrens-Balwit, Strategic Communications Manager, and Katherine (Kata) Young, Natural Climate Solutions Manager. Before millions of acres of native oak trees, prairie grasses and wildflowers were replaced by annual rotations of row crops, the landscapes of Wisconsin were a self-sustaining tapestry of life. Vast expanses of open oak savanna and native prairie supported
Green infrastructure workday in Milwaukee
Clean Wisconsin staff rolled up their sleeves for a green infrastructure workday at Pilgrim Rest Church in Milwaukee. Over the past ten years, our Resilient Communities Program team, Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewer District, and the local community have joined forces to transform residential gardens and urban spaces into green havens that help manage flooding, water
Clean Wisconsin Works on Grazing Legislation
Managed grazing is a farming practice where livestock are systematically rotated through pastureland to optimize their nutrition and the land’s health.
Wisconsin’s Green Fire and Clean Wisconsin to launch two-year project re-envisioning farm conservation
Guest article by Fred Clark, Executive Director at Wisconsin’s Green Fire With support from the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, Wisconsin’s Green Fire (WGF) and Clean Wisconsin are launching a two-year project to assess feasibility and design a new model for farm incentive programs. While Wisconsin farmers have a long tradition as committed conservationists,
New Analysis: 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.
Wisconsin’s Vanishing Bee
In this episode, we walk deep into the Wisconsin woods for the rarest of discoveries: a nest of endangered Rusty Patched Bumblebee queens.
