Midwest Environmental Advocates

Midwest Environmental Advocates is a non-profit environmental law center that works for healthy water, air, land and government for this generation and the next. We believe that every citizen has the potential to make a difference.

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We share news every day about the people of Wisconsin who are protecting our heritage of healthy water, land, air and government. Like our Facebook page or follow us @MidwestAdvocate on Twitter for the latest. More 

More Manure

Midwest Environmental Advocates is representing a group of Kewaunee County residents in a challenge to the WDNR's decision to allow a livestock farm expansion that includes a manure lagoon that sits above ground, like a backyard swimming pool. More 

Iron Ore Mining in the Penokee Hills

We're working to protect northern Wisconsin's clean air, clean water, and healthy land as well as securing tribal rights. Visit our Penokee Hills page for more on the effort to defend the public trust. More 

Become a Midwest Environmental Advocate!

Earth Day week is the best time to join Midwest Environmental Advocates. By joining, you can help us help others use the power of the law to protect our environmental commons.  More 

Federal court decision in Milwaukee highway expansion moves discrimination claims forward May 15, 2013

A federal judge's decision on the Zoo Interchange construction is promising for groups arguing that highway expansion planning was discriminatory and excluded considerations for public transit.

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Why Environmental Assessments Are Needed In NR 150 May 08, 2013

What do administrative rules (NR 150) have to do with your drinking water? Midwest Environmental Advocates' attorneys Williams and Grzezinski outline what changes in the rule would mean.

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We’ll be blogging soon! May 08, 2013

More news from Midwest Environmental Advocates is on the way...

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May 30, 2013

Midwest Environmental Advocates staff attorneys talk at UW-Milwaukee