IN THE NEWS
August 18, 2026: Higher Fluoride Levels in Public Drinking Water During Pregnancy May Be Linked to Differences in Children's Cognition Scores by Anne (Annie) Nigra, PhD, Columbia Mailman School of Public Health.
March 2, 2026: Clean Wisconsin joins national lawsuit to stop rollback of greenhouse gas emissions rules by Susan Bence, WUWM 89.7 FM
September 18, 2025: AI data centers in Wisconsin will use more energy than all homes in state combined, by Clean Wisconsin
July 17, 2025: The Trump administration needs to get its story straight on mercury, by Samantha Ahdoot, The Hill
June 24, 2025: Press Release - State Supreme Court Rejects Attempt by Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce to Undermine State’s Spills Law, from Peg Sheaffer, Midwest Environmental Advocates
June 24, 2025: Wisconsin Supreme Court sides with environmental interests on the cleanup of 'forever chemicals, by Laura Schulte, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
June 19, 2025: Here’s How Plastic Bag Bans Are Keeping Trash off Shorelines | Scientific American , by Meghan Bartels
May 14, 2025: The Environmental Protection Agency delays limits on PFAS in drinking water by Pien Huang, NPR
June 7, 2024: How to Minimize Your Exposure to Microplastics by Sarah Sloat, NY Times
June 7, 2022: Waukesha County judge allows Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources to continue PFAS pollution work by Christine Hatfield, WPR
June 7, 2022: Court ruling allows Wisconsin DNR to continue bottled water for families fighting PFAS by Mike Tighe, News8000
June 3, 2022: Wisconsin ranks third worst in country for air pollution exposure disparities by Christine Hatfield, WPR
June 1, 2022: Air pollution more likely to harm people of color in Wisconsin, especially in Milwaukee, study finds by Laura Schulte, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
May 27, 2022: Study: WI has third largest racial disparity for exposure to dangerous air pollution particles by Julia Marshall, TMJ4
April 21, 2022: Advocates pressure Biden administration EPA to tighten rules on coal power by Erik Gunn, Wisconsin Examiner
April 20, 2022: Wisconsin elected officials, health groups seek stronger standards to reduce air pollution from power plants by Danielle Kaeding, WPR
April 12, 2022: ‘Back to the Dark Ages’ for Water Protection as a Judge Kills DNR Enforcement of PFAS by Pat Kreitlow, UpNorth News
April 12, 2022: Wisconsin judge: DNR lacks authority to regulate PFAS by The Associated Press, WSAW
April 5, 2022: Why a doctor feels a responsibility to speak up for the climate by Yale Climate Connections
February 11, 2022: Beloit PFAS test results come back low by Marcus Aarsvold, WMTV
January 4, 2022: As PFAS cases persist, Wisconsin takes baby steps toward regulating the forever chemicals by Susan Bence, WUWM
September 17, 2021: Lawsuit Could Send Wisconsin’s PFAS Protections ‘Back Into the Dark Ages’ by Julian Emerson, UpNorth News
September 17, 2021: Judge blocks health, environmental groups from defending state in WMC pollution case by Chris Hubbuch, Wisconsin State Journal
September 17, 2021: Citizens for a Clean Wausau among environmental groups to submit arguments in lawsuit filed against DNR by Shereen Siewert, Wausau Pilot & Review
September 17, 2021: Pre-hearing Press Conference regarding WMCvDNR lawsuit intervention
August 15, 2021: Digging Deeper: Physicians and community members push for permanent solution to PFAS problem by Marcus Aarsvold, WXOW
June 15, 2021: Wisconsin Environmental & Public Health Groups Intervene In PFAS Court Case by Susan Bence, WUWM
June 14, 2021: Environmental Groups Seek To Intervene In Case Over DNR's PFAS Regulation Authority by Danielle Kaeding, WPR
June 14, 2021: Citizens for a Clean Wausau among environmental groups to intervene in PFAS lawsuit filed against DNR by Shereen Siewert, Wausau Pilot & Review
May 4, 2021: Non-profit starts “#PFAS Free Wisconsin” educational campaign by Marcus Aarsvold, WXOW
April 12, 2021: Health leaders discuss benefits of national climate action by Evan Denton, WQOW