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Ballast Water and the Great Lakes

Recently, the EPA issued a Vessel General Permit that set limitations on discharges of ballast water by oceangoing and Great Lakes vessels. Midwest Environmental Advocates and National Wildlife Federation are appealing the DNR’s decision to approve this insufficiently protective permit.

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The Cleaner Valley Coalition

Midwest Environmental Advocates is proud to have been a part of the Cleaner Valley Coalition, a diverse coalition of organizations who advocated for the clean-up of We Energies’ coal-fired power plant in Milwaukee's Menomonee Valley.

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May Newsletter

Read this month's newsletter to find out how MEA is taking legal action to challenge a backroom...More ➡

MEA Files Lawsuit on Behalf of Portage County Residents After State Regulators Strike Deal with Large Livestock Facility Weakening Environmental Oversight

Yesterday, a group of Portage County residents represented by MEA filed a lawsuit challenging an...More ➡

Environmental and Public Health Groups Call on Governor to Veto Pro-Polluter PFAS Bill

Today, more than a dozen Wisconsin environmental and public health groups joined MEA in sending a...More ➡