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MADISON — With unanimous support in the state Senate this afternoon, Wisconsin’s waters, especially our Great Lakes, are one step closer to being protected against the growing problem of microplastic pollution after legislation that would phase out the manufacture of personal care products containing microbeads was passed.

In February, Governor Walker introduced his draft of the state's 2015-2016 biennial budget, and guess what: it's bad for the environment. In its current form, the budget threatens Wisconsin's environmental science and research, our clean water, and our special places and outdoor traditions.

MADISON — Gogebic Taconite’s announcement today that it is shuttering its Hurley office and ending its current efforts to build an open-pit iron mine in Northern Wisconsin comes as no surprise.

We’re excited to share that we’re on the verge of victory: The SS Badger’s halting its longstanding tradition of dumping 500 tons of coal ash into Lake Michigan each summer.

MADISON – Clean Wisconsin, along with a national coalition of environmental groups, filed a lawsuit today urging the EPA to address air pollution from concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs), including ammonia.

MADISON — As mounting evidence shows plastic microbeads getting into our Great Lakes, state lawmakers are poised to kick off the new legislative session with bills to curb the amount of plastic pollution affecting our waters.

Clean Wisconsin has a number of science and policy internships available throughout the year for undergraduate and graduate students in engineering, environmental sciences, political/governmental, public health, or other related fields.

MADISON — After years of waiting, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released the first national regulations for the disposal of coal ash from power plants this afternoon. Despite the long wait, today’s regulations do not adequately protect our water and our health.

MADISON — Clean Wisconsin is among a diverse group of Midwestern organizations and electricity sector stakeholders meeting today with top officials at the White House Council on Environmental Quality and the Environmental Protection Agency to give input on EPA’s Clean Power Plan.

MADISON — Clean Wisconsin and Midwest Environmental Defense Center filed a lawsuit today to compel the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources to comply with federal requirements regarding air quality standards.