Tony Wilkin Gibart, executive director of Midwest Environmental Advocates.
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Youth Sue State to Overturn Laws Affecting Climate Crisis
Environmental groups representing Wisconsin youth aged 8-17 filed lawsuit.
Aug 24th, 2025 by Danielle Kaeding
Wisconsin Could Lose $55 Million Under Proposed EPA Budget Cuts
Trump is 'gutting programs Wisconsin needs to get rid of toxic contaminants.'
May 7th, 2025 by Danielle Kaeding
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.
Mar 26th, 2025 by Trevor Hook
Coalition of 30 Groups Calls for $953 Million Funding For Safe Drinking Water
Pushing WI Legislature for water infrastructure upgrades and preventive measures.
Dec 24th, 2024 by Danielle Kaeding
New Legal Actions Oppose Enbridge Oil Pipeline
Bad River Band and state environmental groups challenge DNR permits.
Dec 16th, 2024 by Isiah Holmes
Wisconsin DNR Endorses Moving Line 5 Pipeline
But groups may challenge newly-released environmental impact statement.
Sep 27th, 2024 by Henry Redman
2017 Law Resulting in Long List of Outdated DNR Water Standards
Nearly 50 groundwater standards for PFAS, pesticides, metals and other compounds remain unaddressed.
Sep 5th, 2024 by Danielle Kaeding
Wisconsin Seeks To Match PFAS Rules To Federal Regulations
EPA set new standards for the forever chemicals in April.
Aug 27th, 2024 by Danielle Kaeding
Environmentalists Say End of Chevron Doctrine Could Harm Wisconsin Waters
US Supreme Court ruling overturning 40-year-old precedent reduces EPA power.
Jul 6th, 2024 by Henry Redman
Wisconsin Conservation Leaders Tally 2023 Wins and Losses
DNR has become a political football as state experiences record temperatures.
Dec 21st, 2023 by Henry Redman
Despite Outside Objections, DNR Approves Increased Waterway Protections
WMC says it adds "red tape," but DNR board is following 2015 EPA requirements on discharge permits.
Sep 29th, 2023 by Danielle Kaeding
Will New Overseers Change DNR Policies?
As Evers appointees replace Walker holdovers on Natural Resources Board, environmental groups hope for changes.
Jan 15th, 2023 by Danielle Kaeding
Conservation Groups Cite Damage From Prehn’s Time on Natural Resources Board
Serving beyond his term limits and favoring lobbyists and PFAS polluter, critics charge.
Jan 8th, 2023 by Henry Redman
Opponents Assail I-94 Expansion at Public Hearing
Anti-expansion coalition pushes 'Fix at Six' rather than eight-lane I-94 expansion.
Dec 13th, 2022 by Graham Kilmer
EPA Agrees With Bad River Tribe on Enbridge Oil Pipeline
Letter to DNR cites nearly 200 issues with pipeline across northern Wisconsin.
Jul 25th, 2022 by Danielle Kaeding
Wausau Wells Have Elevated PFAS Levels
All six city wells exceed the proposed state standards.
Feb 10th, 2022 by Rob Mentzer
Records Shed Light On Board Shenanigans
Natural Resources Board chair resists further public records requests. What is he hiding?
Nov 3rd, 2021 by Tony Wilkin Gibart
It’s Time to Reclaim Wisconsin’s Legacy of Water Protection
PFAS, nitrates and lead stand in the way of our right to clean water.
Aug 13th, 2021 by Tony Wilkin Gibart
Will Kaul Remove Natural Resources Board Chair?
Environmental groups push him to act. AG says law will guide his decision.
Jul 27th, 2021 by Danielle Kaeding
Bill Could Reduce DNR’s Regulatory Authority Over PFAS
Legislation would bar towns from suing polluters if they accept a cleanup grant.
Jul 16th, 2021 by Danielle Kaeding
Environmental Groups Seek to Intervene in PFAS Case
State’s largest business group challenges DNR’s authority to require testing for toxic pollutant.
Jun 15th, 2021 by Danielle Kaeding
Evers Budget Has Green Goals
Significant investment to combat climate change, protect public land.
Feb 18th, 2021 by Danielle Kaeding
GOP Lawmakers Strip Emergency PFAS Rule
Committee votes to eliminate targets for safe levels of the harmful forever chemical.
Dec 18th, 2020 by Danielle Kaeding
State DNR Forges Ahead on ‘Forever Chemicals’
Despite pandemic, regulators continue work on enforcement standards for PFAS in drinking water.
Apr 7th, 2020 by Danielle Kaeding
