Category: As Seen in the Defender

While propping up outdated coal, proposed plan threatens public health, climate.

On August 1, 2018, Clean Wisconsin sued the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in federal court, challenging a rule that exposes thousands of Wisconsin residents to ozone pollution.

Drinking water contamination issues continue to surface around the state, and now some Southwest Wisconsin counties are stepping up to get on top of potential well water contamination.

While solar panels have been around for more than 60 years, they have remained out of reach for people as a technology to create their own power for the vast majority of that time.

Unfortunately, there has been a continued rise in environmental concentrations of PAHs over the past 40 years in the United States.

By Keith Reopelle, Senior Policy Director Click for the full-size infographic The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its final Clean Power Plan (CPP) on August 2.

Our alternative is the result of more than a year of work with two independent firms with expertise in water supply engineering, water treatment and hydrogeology.

A bacteria called cyanobacteria, blue-green algae is almost always present in Wisconsin lakes, but its quantity is kept in check by other aquatic organisms such as zooplankton and a limited amount of nutrients essential for growth, like phosphorous and nitrogen.

Environmental protections take a hit On July 12, Governor Walker signed the biennial budget bill into law. The budget bill is the most comprehensive and sweeping bill passed during every legislative session, and it impacts every facet of state government.