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By: Keith Reopelle MADISON — It is an understatement to say that Wisconsin has a strong environmental legacy. With leaders like John Muir, Aldo Leopold and Gaylord Nelson all having called Wisconsin home, our state can take great pride in its historical wealth of environmental leaders.

Second Wisconsin wind project to fall victim to regulatory uncertainty in 10 days MADISON  — Today, clean energy businesses and advocates celebrated the reinstatement of the statewide, uniform wind siting rule, PSC 128.

Wind company cites regulatory uncertainty as reason for cancellation BROWN COUNTY, Wis.

MADISON: Gov. Scott Walker’s budget proposal released last week includes a provision that would end state funding for recycling programs and eliminate a state law guaranteeing residents access to local recycling programs.

Suspension could kill clean energy projects, cost hundreds of jobs MADISON — A legislative committee is set to vote Tuesday on a measure that would suspend PSC 128, a rule package that creates uniform statewide standards for the development of safe wind farms in Wisconsin.

Asks agency to set limits, monitor this carcinogen MADISON — Today, Clean Wisconsin asked the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to classify crystalline silica a “hazardous air pollutant” and to monitor how much of this carcinogenic toxin is being released into Wisconsin’s air.

New report may uncover source of carcinogen in water MADISON – A new report may shed light on the source of cancer-causing chromium VI recently found in tap water tested in Milwaukee and Madison.

Proposed wind ban would put Wisconsin at a disadvantage in the clean energy economy MADISON — The economic border battle is escalating as Illinois issues a call to Wisconsin wind energy companies to “escape to Illinois,” following Governor Scott Walker’s new special session bill that effectively bans new wind farms and kills jobs. The call

MADISON — A special session bill recently proposed by Governor Scott Walker includes many provisions that could hurt Wisconsin’s economy and environment, but one of the most perplexing proposals in this package is a new regulation that would effectively ban wind energy projects in Wisconsin.

MADISON — After more than a year of meetings and studies, the Midwestern Governors Association’s (MGA) Low Carbon Fuel Advisory Group has released a report detailing a regionally coordinated cleaner fuels policy. These recommendations are designed to lower pollution in transportation fuels.