Category: Clean Water

Gov. Tony Evers did more in one week to move the state forward on drinking water issues than the entire previous governor’s eight years in office.

For Ruth and John Kowalski, their home in Peshtigo was the last place they expected to be at risk for PFAS contamination.

Gov. Tony Evers signed the 2019-2020 budget into law, wrapping up the months-long process that began with the governor’s budget proposals back in February.

Governor Tony Evers introduced the 2019-2021 State Budget in late February this year, proposing big investments in programs for clean water and energy in Wisconsin—the biggest we have seen in many years.

Too often, lawmakers convene groups to study and consider issues at length, but don’t make enough progress toward real solutions.

What we know about this emerging threat to our water and health.

The results from the first round of sampling for the Southwest Wisconsin Groundwater and Geology (SWIGG) study released earlier this month indicate serious problems with well water contamination in the region.

On January 16, 2019, the District II Court of Appeals declined to rule on a pair of cases brought by Clean Wisconsin, and instead asked the Wisconsin Supreme Court to issue decisions in these disputes.