Environmental Protection Agency

Wisconsin Joins Lawsuit Over Trump EPA Mercury Rollback

State, local governments and advocates say looser coal rules endanger public health and waterways.

AG Kaul Joins Coalition Challenging Rollback of Limits on Dangerous Emissions of Mercury and Other Hazardous Air Pollutants From Power Plants

Tom Tiffany Holds Press Conference on Ending Vehicle Emissions Testing in Wisconsin

E15 Waiver Fuels Relief For Wisconsin Farmers, Worry For Environmentalists

Corn growers hail higher-ethanol summer sales as advocates warn of water and air risks.

Report Ties Planned Gas Plants To 100-Plus Premature Deaths

UW researchers say southeast Wisconsin projects would boost fine particle pollution; utilities dispute the findings.

Wisconsin Suing EPA for Ending All Actions to Fight Climate Change

Joins 23 states challenging EPA repeal of 'endangerment' finding.

AG Kaul Challenges Unlawful Rescission of Landmark 2009 Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding

Coalition of States, Counties, and Cities Across the Country Mount Legal Challenge in Opposition to EPA’s Unlawful Rollback

Gov. Evers Signs New PFAS, Lead Regulations

But Republican legislators still fighting such agency rules despite court rulings.

Superior Wants to Take Over Private Utility. Possible Price? $300 Million

Mayor Jim Paine called the projected price 'inflated' to deter city takeover.

Wisconsin Assembly Is Done Legislating for 2026

Here's what lawmakers got done -- and left unfinished.

Coalition Sues Trump Administration Over Climate Rule Repeal

17 health and climate groups filed the suit Wednesday.

Clean Wisconsin Sues Epa Over Repeal of Climate Protections

Overwhelming evidence shows climate change is already hurting Wisconsinites

DNR Seeking Public Comment on Updated Water Condition Lists and TMDLs

Trump’s EPA Says It Will Save Drivers Money. Wisconsin Experts See A Different Bill

Agency touts $1.3 trillion in savings as analysts project billions in added fuel and health costs here.

AG Kaul Issues Statement Condemning the Illegal Rescission of EPAs Landmark 2009 Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding

Trumps EPA Takes Another Step to Put Polluters Over People

Sierra Club: Trump’s Latest Environmental Rollbacks Are Yet Another Move to Cuddle Up to Coal and Fossil Fuel Industries

PFAS Levels in Great Lakes Fish Are Dropping

The declining levels were driven by an industry phase-out of legacy chemicals

Food Waste Now 20% of Wisconsin Trash, New DNR Study Shows

More than 900,000 tons of edible food and scraps went to landfills in 2024.

DNR Publishes Wisconsin Food Waste Evaluation

City Wants To Clean Up Contaminated Bay View Factory

But will it get the money to do so?

DHS Supports Local Initiatives to Increase Radon Awareness and Debunk Common Myths

Radon is an invisible gas that causes cancer, but when you know the facts, you can protect yourself

2025 Wrap Up: Gov. Evers Highlights 2025 Accomplishments

EPA Rule Change Would Strip Federal Protection From Most Wisconsin Wetlands

Change would leave only 13% of state's wetlands protected.

Wisconsin’s Environmental Funding Cuts Among Nation’s Largest

Report finds state funding for DNR has dropped 29% since 2010 when accounting for inflation.

Wisconsin Moves to Require Lead Service Lines Replaced By 2037

Some groups hail the move for strengthening protections, but others voice concerns about costs.

County Seeks to Sue PFAS Producers, Oil Companies

Plans to join class action lawsuits, similar to past litigation against opioid makers.

Gov. Evers, DNR Announce More Than $159 Million to Ensure Clean, Safe Drinking Water for Wisconsinites in 29 Municipalities

Wisconsin Reviewing EPA-Approved Pesticides For PFAS

Is EPA ignoring international standards supported by scientists or is it 'fake news'?

State Nears Settlement with Johnson Controls/Tyco Over PFAS Spills

Wisconsin DOJ sued company alleging over firefighting foam manufacturing.

Test Results Show High PFAS Levels in Wisconsin’s Landfill Runoff

UW-Madison researchers analyzed 4 potential sources of PFAS pollution in groundwater.

Wisconsin Water Quality Rule Finalized Despite Republican Objections

Rule by Evers administration comes after years of wrangling over 2015 EPA regulation.

EPA Announces $3 Billion in New Funding for States to Reduce Lead in Drinking Water

Additionally, $1.1 Billion of Unused Funding Redistributed for States

Wisconsin Lacks Standards for Pesticides in Water

Growers use millions of pounds of pesticides per year, but research needed on impact.

Coalition Raises Concerns on I-94 Construction

Despite a pending lawsuit, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation announced it will start construction on the Milwaukee highway expansion.

Sludge is Widely Used As Fertilizer, But It Could Include High Levels of PFAS Contamination

Sludge and septage are spread across around half a million acres statewide, but most of it has never been tested for PFAS.

DNR Highlights Importance Of State Revolving Fund Programs For Clean, Safe Water In Wisconsin

DNR Awards Loans To Support Redevelopment In City Of Madison

Loans Will Support Activities To Clean Up Contamination

Wisconsin Moves to Bring PFAS Limits In Line with Contested Federal Standards

Industry groups continue to challenge lower levels set in 2024.

Milwaukee Again Exploring Third Drop-Off Center

But will it be able to find a location?

DNR Names Companies Responsible for PFAS Contamination In Northern Wisconsin Community

A site inspection found PFAS levels more than three times those typically seen in soil, groundwater and sediments.

South Shore Park Has a New Beach

After many years of work, new beach should solve water quality problems.

AG Kaul Opposes EPA Proposal to Undermine Climate Science and Roll Back Vehicle Emissions Standards

Alderman Burgelis urges EPA to keep greenhouse gas pollution enforcement

South Shore Beach Rehabilitation Project Completed After More Than a Decade of Study and Planning

DNR Completes Statewide Cleanup Efforts at Former 5r Facilities Associated With 2021 Wisconsin Act 234

Five Locations Across Three Counties Restored For Public Use

Court Gives SE Wisconsin a Reprieve on Federal Smog Regulations

December EPA order says failure to meet ozone standards brings health risks.

Wisconsin Biologist is Among Those Fired By EPA After Signing Dissent Letter

Superior resident Alexander Cole was one of at least 2 people fired from the EPA lab in Duluth.

Urban Innovations Milwaukee Building Earns Energy Star Certification

Too Good To Go Launches in Milwaukee

Fast-growing company's new app tackles food waste, offers discounts.

New Riverwalk Segment Planned Along KK River

A Harbor District riverwalk network quietly emerging.

Republican Proposal Prevents Local ‘Rights of Nature’ Ordinances

Proposed bill comes weeks after Green Bay city council voted to draft resolution.

Evers Balks At Trump Admin’s Plan To Cancel $62 Million Grant For Homeowners

Solar for All program would support installation of solar energy systems in Wisconsin.

Gov. Evers Urges Trump Administration Not to Cut Critical Solar for All Program

Governor warns Trump Administration that cuts to Solar for All will cause energy bills to go up, hurt efforts to improve air quality and create jobs in Wisconsin

Wildfire Smoke Forces Wisconsin Summer Camps Indoors

Children are particularly vulnerable to wildfire smoke, health experts say.

Will Trump Continue to Abandon Wisconsin in the Face of Wildfire Smoke and Extreme Heat?

The Trump Administration is gutting essential emergency response and forecasting while Americans face mounting extreme weather events

EPA rollback of pollution protections threatens Wisconsinites’ health, jobs, and cost of living

Gov. Evers Charges EPA Has Abandoned Science

Joins California Gov. Newsom, condemning end of greenhouse gas regulations.

Trump to Close Agency That Investigated State’s Refinery Explosion

Plans to close Chemical Safety Board, which investigated explosion in Superior.

Milwaukee’s Beaches Had Polluted Water For More Than Half of 2024

Sampling found 77 percent of Wisconsin's Great Lakes beaches had high levels of E. coli, but danger was often transient.

Communities Across Wisconsin Embrace Sustainability

Report finds rise in energy efficiency, LED upgrades, wastewater projects.

The Professors Are the Enemy

How and why Wisconsin Republican legislators are starving the UW system.

Loan Would Bolster Hub For Creative Entrepreneurs

Environmental cleanup loan would aid Bronzeville Creative Arts & Tech Hub.

Legislature’s Budget Committee Unanimously Boosts Clean Water Funding By $732 Million

Wisconsin communities are expected to submit applications for $1.6 billion worth of projects.

Milwaukee Hiring Outside Attorneys To Fight Trump Administration

Fears losing funding after being put on new federal list.

DNR Seeking Public Input On Great Lakes Beach Listings

PSI Chairman Johnson Requests Transparency from Biden Cabinet Officials Regarding the Former President’s Cognitive Decline

EPA Awards Wisconsin $12 Million For Brownfield Cleanup

Milwaukee's Redevelopment Authority among winners.

Wisconsin Officials Unhappy With EPA Plan To Weaken PFAS Standards

Rolling back or delaying some standards set under Biden administration.

Milwaukee Has Removed 10,000 Lead Laterals

Faster pace hits a 'milestone' for the city. But 65,000 still left to go.

Wisconsin DNR Highlights Air Quality Progress And Ongoing Hurdles During Clean Air Month

Wisconsin Could Lose $55 Million Under Proposed EPA Budget Cuts

Trump is 'gutting programs Wisconsin needs to get rid of toxic contaminants.'

Trump EPA Rollbacks Would Allow Wisconsin Coal Plants to Pollute More Than 11 Million Tons of CO2, Sierra Club Tool Shows

Air Quality Has Worsened in Milwaukee In Recent Years

Canadian wildfires and heat worsened contributed to more days with unhealthy air

What To Know and How To Keep Kids Safe From Lead Poisoning

More than 4,500 children under age 6 tested positive for lead poisoning in Wisconsin last year. It has no overt symptoms.

Milwaukee Water Works Releases 2024 Water Quality Report

Water Quality Continues to Meet or Exceed State and Federal Standards

The Decline of The Water Council

The MMAC has basically taken over its financial management. Why?

AG Kaul Wins Preliminary Injunction Against Trump Administration for Mass Firings of Federal Probationary Employees

DNR Finishes First Milwaukee Tree Census

What is Milwaukee's urban forest like? Report has data from years of tree surveys.

Activists Worried By EPA Layoffs, Great Lakes Environmental Deregulation

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin has celebrated regulatory roll back as way to promote domestic energy production.

New Machine Quietly Cleans Milwaukee’s Water

"The TrashVeyor" will make Milwaukee's waterways visibly cleaner, could grow local business.

Conserve Water, Fix A Leak This Week

EPA Rolling Regulations, Which Could Delay Wisconsin Utilities’ Shift From Coal

Business groups support the move while environmental and health advocates denounce the rollbacks.

AG Kaul Wins Temporary Block on Mass Firings of Federal Probationary Employees and Gets Fired Employees Their Jobs Back

Federal Judge Orders 18 Federal Agencies to Give Employees Their Jobs Back By Monday

This Groundwater Awareness Week, Clean Wisconsin calls on lawmakers to fund more well testing

Schimel, Republicans Target Trump Voters in State Supreme Court Race

'The idea that court races are completely without partisan influences, that’s gone.'

Effort Aims To Reduce E. Coli Closures at Bradford Beach

Project will also try to reduce pollution from seagull droppings at McKinley Beach.

Susan Crawford Makes Her Case for Wisconsin Supreme Court

Judge and former prosecutor promises to 'give everybody a fair shake.'

Water Fluoridation Debate Boils Up in Wisconsin

Village of DeForest joins nearly 80 communities banning fluoridation since 1995.

Habitat Restoration Planned in Kletzsch Park

Project will support habitats for forest and wetland dwelling birds and amphibians.

Solar Program for Low-Income Wisconsin Families Hits Federal Funds Freeze

Federal court ordered Trump administration to restore funding but hasn't happened yet.

Evers Announces $145 Million Plan to Address PFAS

His new budget will fund new grant programs, staff, testing and research.

Gov. Evers Announces New Plans to Combat PFAS, Protect Kids and Families from Harmful Contaminants, and Expand Access to Clean, Safe Drinking Water

Wisconsin Joins Legal Effort to Preserve Tougher Standards for Lead in Water

Joins 9 states and DC to back new federal rules and push to replace lead pipes.

Attorney General Kaul Joins Multistate Coalition to Defend Lead and Copper Rule Improvements

EPA Ruling on Air Quality Standards in Southeastern Wisconsin Misguided; Measure Hurts Existing Business, Limits Growth Potential

Coalition of area civic, business leaders formed to lobby against classification change

Attorney General Kaul Joins Amicus Brief Defending Nationwide PFAS Forever Chemical Drinking Water Standards

President Trump Announces Cabinet and Cabinet-Level Appointments

Myron Edwards Selected as Environmental Justice Advisor for Milwaukee Estuary Area of Concern