Category: Press Releases

Gov. Tony Evers released his 2023-25 state budget Wednesday night, which includes key environmental provisions aimed at protecting Wisconsin communities, preserving our state’s critical natural resources, and harnessing the talents of our workforce to put the state on the path toward a clean energy future.

Wisconsin currently uses about a million acres of land to grow corn for ethanol, but the state could reap far more energy on less land with solar.

Small, recreational aircraft are the largest source of lead air pollution in Wisconsin. People living near airports that serve small planes are most at risk for exposure.

It is the first time in recent memory that the commission has taken this step, and it is a recognition that unchecked energy company profits are a growing burden on customers.

On Thursday, Clean Wisconsin attorneys filed a brief with the Public Service Commission (PSC) calling on commissioners to reject a proposed settlement agreement in the We Energies rate case.

Achieving Net Zero Would Expand Wisconsin’s Economy While Saving Billions in Healthcare Costs There is a pathway for Wisconsin to achieve a net-zero future within a generation.

50 years ago today, the Clean Water Act became law, protecting lakes, rivers, streams and wetlands across Wisconsin and the country.

Every family in Wisconsin deserves safe water, but tens of thousands of rural Wisconsinites can’t drink the water flowing from their taps because their wells are contaminated with harmful nitrates or PFAS.

  Clean Wisconsin is working to ensure last year’s state Supreme Court victory results in real drinking water protections for people living near Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) in our state.

The largest investment to fight climate change in American history is now law. Today President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, which includes a $369 billion package of climate, clean energy, and environmental justice provisions. It is the single biggest action the U.S.