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MEA is calling on the Army Corps of Engineers to postpone a public hearing on Enbridge Energy’s controversial proposal to construct a new segment of its Line 5 oil pipeline in northern Wisconsin. We're asking the agency to wait until the State of Wisconsin and the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa have a chance to provide input on potential threats to local wetlands and waterways.

Read this month's newsletter to find out how MEA is taking legal action to challenge a backroom deal between the DNR and one of Wisconsin's largest livestock operations. Plus all the latest on developments related to PFAS, Enbridge Line 5 and much more!

Yesterday, a group of Portage County residents represented by MEA filed a lawsuit challenging an illegal settlement agreement between the Wisconsin DNR and Gordondale Farms. The September 2023 settlement agreement was negotiated behind closed doors after Gordondale objected to the terms of a wastewater permit issued by the DNR.

Today, more than a dozen Wisconsin environmental and public health groups joined MEA in sending a joint letter urging Governor Evers to veto Senate Bill 312, a PFAS bill that fails to deliver much-needed aid to communities impacted by PFAS contamination and ultimately leaves those communities worse off by letting polluters off the hook for their fair share of cleanup costs.

Check out our March newsletter to learn about a legal dispute over Wisconsin's Spills Law that will likely be decided by the state Supreme Court, a new film about Tribal resistance to Enbridge Line 5, and a lawsuit that seeks to make state government more responsive to Wisconsinites concerned about a clean environment.

In a 2-1 decision, the Wisconsin Court of Appeals upheld a lower court ruling that undermines the state’s ability to regulate PFAS and other emerging contaminants under Wisconsin’s Spills Law. If the decision stands, it could have far-reaching implications for the state’s ability to protect Wisconsinites from toxic environmental pollution.

Check out our February newsletter to learn about an important legal victory that preserves environmental oversight of factory farms, a proposal to speed up lead pipe replacement, a water pollution success story and much more!

Today, a Calumet County Circuit Court rejected a reckless attempt by Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce and factory farm groups to eliminate environmental oversight of the state’s largest livestock facilities. The court's decision affirms the DNR's ability to protect water resources from agricultural pollution.

In our January newsletter, we take a look at why federal authorities have launched a civil rights investigation into the plan to expand I-94 in Milwaukee, why parents of lead-poisoned kids are celebrating the Supreme Court's ruling on legislative maps, and how opponents of Enbridge Line 5 are taking their call for a shutdown to Washington D.C.

Today, the Evers Administration took two important steps to spur action by the Wisconsin State Legislature to address PFAS contamination in the state. Midwest Environmental Advocates (MEA), S.O.H2O, and the League of Women Voters of Wisconsin support the Governor's actions and urge the state legislature to act quickly.