Category: Climate and Energy

New EPA standards will slash carbon, coal ash, mercury, contaminated wastewater and other toxic pollution from power plants

Twenty-four years ago, Wisconsin Electric Power Company launched the largest power plant building spree our state had ever seen.

By Matt Ouren, Stakeholder Engagement Manager & Tom Agger, Clean Buildings Manager  2009 called… it wants its building codes back.

Located just 4 miles from downtown Middleton, Holy Wisdom Monastery sits on 130 acres of restored prairie surrounded by an oak forest with a small glacial lake.

In 2023, the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin approved six new solar farms totaling 1.3 gigawatts. That’s about twice the amount approved the prior year. This puts our state on pace to achieve net-zero emissions across our economy by mid-century.

This was an unusual winter for Wisconsin with less snow and higher temps than average, but two weeks of brutal cold in January raised concerns about energy reliability. In the U.S.

New law will accelerate Wisconsin’s transition to clean transportation Today the Wisconsin legislature took the final step to approve changes to Wisconsin’s electric vehicle (EV) charging law, paving the way for the state to receive $78 million in funding from the Biden Administration to build a statewide charging network. The bills, which were supported by

"It’s important for people to understand these cases are not happening in a vacuum. They’re happening one after another on the Federal level and state level all across the country.

What increasing funding for charging stations could mean for our environment, health, and economy.

Can you imagine getting through a Wisconsin winter with no gas heating? The Madison Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends doesn’t have to imagine. They had the gas to their Meetinghouse disconnected in favor of geothermal heat pump technology and solar power.