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Joint Finance Committee passes revised bill; Sen. Schultz and Jauch affirm opposition MADISON  —  The future of the controversial open-pit mining bill became more uncertain today after the Joint Finance Committee passed a revised version of the bill that Sen.

Two-thirds of voters support policies requiring 30% of our electricity to come from renewable sources MADISON  — Nearly nine in 10 Wisconsin voters support increasing the use of wind and solar power to meet our state’s future energy needs, and eight in 10 support ensuring that 30 percent of the state’s electricity come from renewable sources,

Bill sets timelines for permitting process without rolling back environmental standards MADISON  — Senators Bob Jauch (D-Poplar) and Dale Schultz (R-Richland Center) released a new bipartisan mining bill yesterday that would set timelines for permitting mines without rolling back environmental standards.

Bill rolls back environmental protections, eliminates accountability for mining companies MADISON  — The Wisconsin Assembly passed AB 426, the Assembly Open-Pit Mining Bill, on a party-line vote today despite strong public opposition to the bill.

MADISON — Clean Wisconsin’s government relations director, Amber Meyer Smith, released the following statement today after the Assembly Jobs, Economy and Small Business Committee passed Assembly Bill 426, the Assembly Mining Bill, with a party-line vote: “The Assembly Mining Bill rolls back commonsense environmental protections, silences the voice of the public, and eliminates accountability for mining corporations.

By Keith Reopelle & Charlie Higley In the spring of 2011, Governor Scott Walker and legislative leaders significantly cut funding to Focus on Energy, the statewide energy efficiency program that helps residents and businesses lower energy bills.

By Keith Reopelle & Charlie Higley In the spring of 2011, Governor Scott Walker and legislative leaders significantly cut funding to Focus on Energy, the statewide energy efficiency program that helps residents and businesses lower energy bills.

Standards will improve health by reducing pollution from coal-fired power plants MADISON — The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) unveiled new standards for mercury and other toxic air pollutants today that will reduce pollution from coal-fired power plants, reduce mercury pollution coming into Wisconsin from other states, and improve the health of people across the nation. “Mercury

Bill could allow environmentally destructive water withdrawals prohibited by Compact MADISON — The Assembly Mining Bill unveiled late last week would create new standards for permitting high-capacity wells that would likely create a conflict with the Great Lakes Compact, a historic agreement between eight Great Lakes States and two Canadian Provinces to protect the water

New draft much like the first, cutting environmental protections and slashing public input MADISON  — Despite public outcry earlier in the year, Assembly Republicans released their draft of a new mining bill today that is very similar to the draft mining bill shelved earlier this spring.