2+ week, 3+ day ago  (354+ words) Urban Milwaukee Sierra Club Wisconsin Slams We Energies for Rate Increase and Once Again Delaying Oak Creek Coal Plant Retirement MILWAUKEE, Wis. " This week, We Energies has announced that it will once again delay closing its Oak Creek coal plant…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (568+ words) State, local governments and advocates say looser coal rules endanger public health and waterways. Wisconsin is part of a coalition of 21 states and local governments suing the Environmental Protection Agency for weakening standards on coal-fired power plants tied to emissions…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (503+ words) Milwaukee County officials sent a message to the Trump administration Wednesday that they would take the threat of climate change seriously, even if the federal government would not. County Executive David Crowley signed a resolution Wednesday that reiterates the county's…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (530+ words) County Executive Crowley, Chairwoman Nicholson-Bovell Approve Legislation Upholding Milwaukee Countys Climate Commitments Amid Federal Rollbacks'urbanmilwaukee. com County Executive Crowley, Chairwoman Nicholson-Bovell Approve Legislation Upholding Milwaukee County's Climate Commitments Amid Federal Rollbacks Resolution reaffirms the County's commitment to the Paris Agreement…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (147+ words) Rollback allows more mercury, lead, arsenic and other toxins to be released from power plants Fish Concerns in Wisconsin The repeal of the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards follows a two-year exemption from the protections that the Trump administration granted…...

3+ week, 15+ hour ago  (320+ words) Urban Milwaukee Tom Tiffany Holds Press Conference on Ending Vehicle Emissions Testing in Wisconsin GREENDALE, WI " Today, Congressman Tom Tiffany, candidate for Governor of Wisconsin, joined State Representative Bob Donovan, the Republican Party of Milwaukee County, and Milwaukee-area business leaders…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (969+ words) UW researchers say southeast Wisconsin projects would boost fine particle pollution; utilities dispute the findings. Air pollution from two proposed natural gas plants in southeast Wisconsin could contribute to more than 100 premature deaths over the projects" estimated 30-year lifespan and…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (574+ words) MADISON " Wisconsin State Representative Angelito Tenorio (D-West Allis), joined by 37 fellow legislators, including Representative Tara Johnson and Senator Chris Larson, introduced legislation last week to completely decarbonize Wisconsin's power sector by 2050. The bill, AB 1203, is the first of its kind…...

4+ week, 19+ hour ago  (293+ words) Joins 23 states challenging EPA repeal of 'endangerment' finding. Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul has joined a coalition of two dozen states suing over the Environmental Protection Agency's decision to repeal the scientific basis for controlling pollution that's heating up the…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago  (615+ words) Federal funds for barrier system halted as Army Corps of Engineers reviews projects. President Donald Trump said he's working to save the Great Lakes from invasive carp, but his administration is holding up money for a billion-dollar project to keep…...