Healthy Climate Wisconsin: The EPA’s suite of four new safeguards to cut power plant pollution puts Wisconsin on a path toward better health, cleaner air and water, and a stable climate

Milwaukee, WI-In a historic announcement today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) enacted a package of new safeguards to reduce power plant pollution, including the first ever standards to cut carbon emissions from coal-fired plants and new gas-fired plants. These new safeguards–which also cut

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Midwest Environmental Advocates: Files lawsuit on behalf of Portage County residents after state regulators strike deal with large livestock facility weakening environmental oversight

Madison, WI— Yesterday, a group of Portage County residents represented by Midwest Environmental Advocates (MEA) filed a lawsuit challenging an illegal settlement agreement between the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and Gordondale Farms, a large livestock facility at the

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Madison Area Democratic Socialists of America: Renowned author, professor, and political scientist August H. Nimtz to speak on “Beyond Lesser Evils: Rethinking the Importance of Elections”

Madison, Wisconsin – Madison Area Democratic Socialists of America and Young Democratic Socialists of America UW Madison is delighted to invite the general public to an upcoming speaking event featuring the distinguished Author and Professor August H. Nimtz. The event, titled

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Emily Mills: Transgender women belong in women’s sports

Women and girls don’t need protection from fellow women and girls who just want to play sports and experience the various benefits that come with it. Women and girls and non-binary people need equal access, equal funding, robust protections against sexual assault and harassment, and the dignity of being taken just as seriously as men in sports.

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Dave Cieslewicz: Do protests work?

Despite all these protests, Congress passed military aid to Israel (as well as humanitarian aid for Gaza) on overwhelming votes. So, not only do the protests appear to be ineffectual, I think there’s a fair chance that they’re pushing the American public the other way.

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Mark Belling: Tammy Baldwin is very beatable

It is very likely that every single voter who chooses Trump will also pick Hovde and whoever votes for Biden will pick Baldwin. In other words, if Trump wins the state, so does Hovde. Baldwin brings no residual strength at all.

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Souls to the Polls Wisconsin: Call for the removal of GOP head Andrew Iverson following the release of voter suppression plan

MILWAUKEE, WI—Souls to the Polls Wisconsin, faith and community partners, and voting rights activists call an emergency press conference for Thursday, April 25 at 2:00pm CDT in light of recent news that Andrew Iverson, the new executive director for the Wisconsin Republican Party, attempted to suppress the vote of Black Milwaukeeans by

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Healthy Climate Wisconsin: The EPA’s suite of four new safeguards to cut power plant pollution puts Wisconsin on a path toward better health, cleaner air and water, and a stable climate

Milwaukee, WI-In a historic announcement today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) enacted a package of new safeguards to reduce power plant pollution, including the first ever standards to cut carbon emissions from coal-fired plants and new gas-fired plants. These new safeguards–which also cut mercury, arsenic, soot, toxic wastewater, and coal ash from coal-fired

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Dept. of Health Services: Honors Wisconsin health care providers with the Wisconsin BigShot awards

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) has awarded its annual Wisconsin BigShot awards to 208 Wisconsin health care providers for their efforts to protect children against vaccine-preventable diseases such as measles, mumps, rubella, and pertussis. The BigShot award recognizes and celebrates providers who are leading the way in protecting children’s health

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Wisconsin Local Government Climate Coalition: Local governments awarded state funding for clean energy projects

Madison, WI –  Six WLGCC members were awarded funding through the Public Service Commission’s Energy Innovation Grant Program (EIGP) for important local clean energy projects, bringing them closer to reaching their carbon reduction and clean energy goals. The City of Stevens Point, in partnership with Wisconsin Local Government Climate Coalition (WLGCC),

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Gov. Evers: Delivers weekly radio address celebrating Earth Day, highlighting Wisconsin’s Trillion Trees Pledge goal to plant 100 million trees by the end of 2030

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today delivered his weekly radio address celebrating Earth Day and Earth Week and highlighting his announcement that the state has increased its Trillion Trees Pledge planting goal from planting 75 million trees by the end of 2030 to planting 100 million trees by the end of 2030.

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Midwest Environmental Advocates: Files lawsuit on behalf of Portage County residents after state regulators strike deal with large livestock facility weakening environmental oversight

Madison, WI— Yesterday, a group of Portage County residents represented by Midwest Environmental Advocates (MEA) filed a lawsuit challenging an illegal settlement agreement between the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and Gordondale Farms, a large livestock facility at the center of growing concerns over drinking water pollution in Portage

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Gov. Evers, Dept. of Administration: Announce $4.6 million for coastal habitat conservation and restoration projects from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers announced today that the Wisconsin Department of Administration (DOA) is set to receive a total of $4.6 million through President Joe Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the Inflation Reduction Act. These funds are part of a $75 million federal investment administered by the National Oceanic and

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Madison Area Democratic Socialists of America: Renowned author, professor, and political scientist August H. Nimtz to speak on “Beyond Lesser Evils: Rethinking the Importance of Elections”

Madison, Wisconsin – Madison Area Democratic Socialists of America and Young Democratic Socialists of America UW Madison is delighted to invite the general public to an upcoming speaking event featuring the distinguished Author and Professor August H. Nimtz. The event, titled “Beyond Lesser Evils: Rethinking the Importance of Elections,” is set

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Emily Mills: Transgender women belong in women’s sports

Women and girls don’t need protection from fellow women and girls who just want to play sports and experience the various benefits that come with it. Women and girls and non-binary people need equal access, equal funding, robust protections against sexual assault and harassment, and the dignity of being taken just as seriously as men in sports.

Read More »

Dave Cieslewicz: Do protests work?

Despite all these protests, Congress passed military aid to Israel (as well as humanitarian aid for Gaza) on overwhelming votes. So, not only do the protests appear to be ineffectual, I think there’s a fair chance that they’re pushing the American public the other way.

Read More »

Mark Belling: Tammy Baldwin is very beatable

It is very likely that every single voter who chooses Trump will also pick Hovde and whoever votes for Biden will pick Baldwin. In other words, if Trump wins the state, so does Hovde. Baldwin brings no residual strength at all.

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