Building community power
Clients & Partners
Midwest Environmental Advocates is proud to collaborate with diverse individuals and organizations working to protect our rights to a clean and healthy environment. Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion is rooted in our organizational values of community, stewardship, empowerment and justice. We strive to contribute to a more powerful and equitable movement for environmental justice in Wisconsin, and we believe it is essential that all communities see themselves reflected in that movement.
Wisconsin's Youth Climate Leaders
“Young people have power, even when we can’t vote. Our voices matter, and we trust our Constitution and courts to protect us.”
Ted Schultz-Becker, Marathon County
Plaintiff, Dunn v. Wisconsin PSC
Grassroots Organizing Western Wisconsin (GROWW)
“Together we are creating change that will protect us and put the power back in the hands of everyday people.”
Danny Akenson, Pierce County
GROWW organizer
Coalition on Lead Emergency (COLE)
“We’re parents organizing other parents, and we’re saving children’s lives. “
Shyquetta McElroy, Milwaukee County
COLE’s Lead Safe and Healthy Homes Project
Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa
“We are bound by a need for clean water to drink, the desire for a clean environment for animals and plants to thrive in, and a commitment to the highest quality of life for our people.”
Bad River Tribal Chairwoman Liz Arbuckle
Wisconsin Farmers Union
“Ensuring that large livestock operations follow commonsense permitting rules protects our shared resources and the future of farming in Wisconsin.”
Darin Von Ruden, Vernon County
Wisconsin Farmers Union President
Milwaukee Inner City Congregations Allied for Hope (MICAH)
“Instead of investing in bigger highways, we are advocating for transportation solutions that benefit all Milwaukeeans.”
Rev. Dr. Richard Shaw, Rock County
Milwaukee Riverkeeper
“Our ability to protect our wetlands and waterways depends on open and transparent government.”
Cheryl Nenn
Milwaukee Riverkeeper
Wisconsin Environmental Health Network
“We partnered with MEA to defend a critical environmental health law that protects Wisconsin families by preventing exposure to PFAS and other toxic substances.”
Dr. Beth Neary, Dane County
WEHN Board Member
The Ho-Chunk Nation
“Our legal victory validates the commitment of the Ho-Chunk Nation to protecting our land, our natural resources and our community.”
Rep. Conroy Greendeer, Jr.
Ho-Chunk Nation Legislature
350 Wisconsin
“Together with MEA, we are accelerating the transition from dirty fossil fuels to clean, renewable sources of energy.”
Emily Park, Madison, Dane County
Co-Executive Director of 350 Wisconsin
Sustain Rural Wisconsin Network
We are determined to protect our rural communities from agricultural pollution. And while we aren’t sure exactly where the road ahead will lead, we know that MEA will be there too, fighting alongside us.
Lisa Doerr, Polk County
