DNR reversed course on a massive data center after pushback from developers. MEA is fighting for answers.
A new lawsuit filed by MEA on behalf of the Sierra Club shows the extent to which tech companies and data center developers may be influencing decisions that impact Wisconsin’s environment.
MEA Announces 2026 Environmental Justice Award Recipients
Midwest Environmental Advocates is pleased to announce that the recipients of the 2026 Bill Iwen Environmental Justice Award are Shyquetta McElroy, Bryan Rogers, Laura Olah and Lisa Anderson.
Submit Your Environmental Justice Award Nomination by Feb 27!
Do you know an environmental champion who deserves to be recognized for their work? MEA is currently seeking nominations for the 2026 Bill Iwen Environmental Justice Award. Awardees will be honored at our annual awards event in April.
Join us on September 28 for the Wisconsin Climate March!
We’re coming together on September 28 to send a message to decision makers: Climate can’t wait! We’ll march for solar power, clean energy jobs, science, environmental justice, conservation, and democracy. Find out how you can get involved.
MEA and Wisconsin Youth Sue State Over Unconstitutional Laws Fueling the Climate Crisis
Fifteen Wisconsin children represented by MEA and Our Children’s Trust filed a groundbreaking climate lawsuit against the Wisconsin Legislature and the Public Service Commission for enacting and enforcing unconstitutional laws that exacerbate the climate crisis and harm their future.
Legal Challenge to Line 5 Pipeline Set to Begin in Ashland
MEA attorneys are preparing for a multi-week hearing challenging state-issued permits for the construction of a new 41-mile section of oil pipeline in northern Wisconsin.
Art Installation Draws Attention to Legal Battle Over Future of Line 5 Pipeline
Midwest Environmental Advocates congratulates Sierra Club Wisconsin for organizing a stunning art display that draws attention to an important legal battle over the future of a controversial oil pipeline in northern Wisconsin.
Beloit Residents Raise Alarm Over Air Pollution as DNR Weighs Gas Plant Expansion Approval
Beloit, WI—On Monday, May 5, four Beloit-area organizations—Healthy Climate Wisconsin, Wisconsin EcoLatinos, Good Trouble Beloit, and League of Women Voters of Beloit—submitted comments to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) calling on the agency to do more to protect Beloit residents from harmful air pollution. The groups, which are represented by Midwest Environmental Advocates, […]
The Power of Partnership: Challenges and opportunities for environmental justice in Wisconsin
As the Trump administration continues to roll back federal environmental protections, the health and wellbeing of Wisconsin communities are increasingly at risk. Join us on May 12 to learn how MEA is partnering with grassroots organizations to advance environmental justice in the face of these unprecedented headwinds.
Environmental justice isn’t just a policy—it’s a human right
For more than twenty five years, Midwest Environmental Advocates has worked to protect the rights of all Wisconsinites to a clean and healthy environment. Accomplishing this mission requires us to confront the many ways that environmental burdens have been assigned to certain communities based unequal political, social and economic power. For generations, polluting facilities such […]